Folk Tales, How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones, part 34: a boy warns the animals on the way to the miller's wedding, and they ignore him

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1233 of the books course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, so did the husband peek back or nah?

1. he peeked back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he turned round — no support
3. no, he didn't — no support
4. he did not — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, what stopped his wife from vanishing?

1. a thorn in her shoe — score -2
2. a nail in the threshold — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. a spell cast by the old miller's wife — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. her husband calling her name from inside the house — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 244, line 15: «The wife catches the king's son "by the two heels" and throws him into the chest, then fastens it down.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «throw» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

No cap, who tipped off the bear about the trap?

1. the boy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. a hen — no support
3. an owl — no support
4. the wolf — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1222, line 1: «Three brothers go bear hunting, but their grumpy father always says he got more bears when he was young.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «more bears» (+3). Against it: the same doer «father» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey, what was the miller doing?

1. cooking — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. selling his grain — no support
3. having a wedding — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. hunting — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, how did the wolf feel after the warning?

1. he hid under the old oak — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he got scared and shook — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he laughed — no support
4. he ran away — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

So which animal had the silvery grey coat?

1. the fox — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. ox — no support
3. owl — no support
4. the wolf — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1233, line 13: «Who the miller is: a very rich man who invites wild animals to his wedding feast.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «rich man» (+3). Against it: the same doer «rich man» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what did the horse say ropes could not do?

1. bind — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. tie — score 5
3. hold him — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. stop him — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 387, line 18: «Hard word: "halter" is the rope or strap that tied the Ass, and it is still used for a horse's head rope.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «rope» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «tie» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, why was the cow running late?

1. she made a wreath — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. she was lazy — score 3
3. she got lost — score 3
4. she stopped to eat — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 572, line 15: «Brer Rabbit wears a hungry grin and says, "Hol' yo' hosses, Sis Cow," so she cannot run at him.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «hol» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

No cap, how fast did the cow say she could run?

1. quite quick — score 8
2. twice as fast as them — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. three times as quick — score 8
4. as the horse — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1183, line 18: «Old word: "Nought" means nothing, so "saying nought to their herd" means she said nothing to the cows or to anyone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+5); the same doer «word» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey, what was the boy whacking with his stick?

1. the bark of the tree — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the cherries — no support
3. the tops of the flowers — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the leaves of the oak — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, what was the boy doing with the cherries?

1. shaking the branches — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. picking them off a tree for the miller's feast — no support
3. picking them off a tree — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. throwing them at the fox — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, how did the horse end up in the end?

1. sold at market — score 7
2. left in a field — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. dragged to a stable — ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. given to the miller — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 260, line 1: «The lassie's horse and fish leave her at the stair of light, but she slides back down and wakes at home, weeping.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+5); the same doer «horse» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Upon what condition did the husband undertake to refrain from looking back?

1. until he had stepped within the threshold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. until the wedding feast had ended — no support
3. until he was outside — no support
4. until he had crossed the river — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1233, line 1: «The husband gets home, but he looks back, and a huge herd of cattle is chasing him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the invited creatures was warned about the miller's dogs?

1. the fox — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. the cow — score 0
3. the wolf — score 0
4. owl — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 977, line 12: «The yard-dog warns him that "if you approach the stove, you'll melt away, away."», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the boy's principal objection to the horse's attendance at the feast?

1. that he would be forced to carry the miller's heavy sacks every day — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. that he would eat their food — score -1
3. that he would be bound to serve them — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. that he would steal the cherries — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, tied with another option at -1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1050, line 3: «Fionn lifts the boy onto his shoulder, sees the eye of his lost love Saeve in him, and carries him home singing.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «carry» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the outcome of the cow's refusal to heed the boy's counsel?

1. the miller caught the cow — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. the boy's words proved true — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the cow was dragged home — score 0
4. the cow was caught in the trap and the boy's words proved true — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 749, line 10: «Why: the parson had the cow killed because he thought she was "bewitched".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bewitch» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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