Household Stories, Rosemary, part 41: a maiden seeks her lost husband, helped by the Sun, the Moon and the Wind

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1652 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo so the girl yanks on that rosemary and some dude pops up, what's he even doing in the woods?

1. he says she's nicking his firewood and he wants her arrested — score 1
2. he says she's nicking his firewood — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he reckons she's after his horse — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. he says she's lost her whole family — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1577, line 20: «Old word: "ebony" is a very hard, black wood, and the tale says the Queen's daughter has hair "as black as ebony," which is the start of Snow-White.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the palace is lit only from the top, is it like a skylight thing?

1. yeah, it's dark — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, no windows, just light from above — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, there's a window on each side — no support
4. nope, the walls are all solid stone — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, why did she even open that chest, she was told not to, right?

1. yeah, the old dame warned her not to touch the key or the chest or the room at all — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. yep, the old dame said don't touch that key — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. she just wanted to look inside it — score 0
4. nah, the old dame said it was fine — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). 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 doer «wife» (+1); the same thing acted on «chest» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the palace just poofed away? that's wild, what's left?

1. only the trees and a river — no support
2. just a field and her crying — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a hole — no support
4. nothing — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 649, line 9: «Why: Nigel wants to take the Princess away in his boat when the tide is low, but first the dragon and the griffin must be dealt with.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2); the same thing acted on «dragon» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

is the Sun like a friend or a snitch when she goes to his castle?

1. he's nice but a bit of a snitch — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he's a snitch — no support
3. he's chill — no support
4. he's cool, knows her from before — ✓ the right answer · 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 ✓

the Moon knew her from sleeping in the cottage, lol, creepy or nah?

1. nah, just lol — no support
2. kinda creepy but she felt bad for her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. kinda sweet, but she was nosy — no support
4. not creepy, she was just friendly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 512, line 7: «Hecate was "the daughter of Perses and 'gold-wreathed' Astraea", and her sway reached earth, heaven, and hell.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the Wind come back with, like the big gossip?

1. the palace is haunted, apparently — score 2
2. the husband's at the market now — no support
3. the husband's in the king's palace, apparently, and getting married — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. the husband's in the king's palace — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1645, line 3: «The prince comes to see the wonders, admires her courage, and asks his parents to let him marry her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «marry» (+5). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the princess is ugly and nobody wants her, that's harsh, right?

1. nah, she's fine — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. yeah, sad — no support
3. yeah, that's sad for everyone — no support
4. yeah, that's rough for her — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1508, line 1: «The Princess walks through town in her fine jewels, and the people cheer how pretty she is.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

five tailors chasing the Wind all over the place, is that even real?

1. it's a fairy tale, so sure, why not — score 1
2. it's a story, so yeah, pretty wild — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. it's a story, so yeah, pretty wild, and the wind is the funniest bit of all — score 2
4. it's a story, so yeah, pretty wild, tailors chasing wind is a classic — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1647, line 2: «The brothers take seven sisters home, but the old man turns the brothers and their brides into grey stones.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «brothers» (+1); the same thing acted on «seven sisters» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the wedding dress was ruined, what did they do, cry?

1. they had to start over from scratch and sew everything again by morning — no support
2. they had to start over from scratch — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. they had to start over from scratch, buying new silk from every merchant in town — no support
4. they fixed it with some new thread — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1247, line 21: «Old word: a "frock" was a child's loose dress, and "poultry" means farm birds such as hens and ducks.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

that walnut thing, did she just open it and get a mantle?

1. yep, a mantle — no support
2. yep, the nut held a gold ring — score -1
3. yep, the nut gave her a mantle — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. yep, it gave her a ring — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 537, line 14: «Pallas-Athene gives Jason a purple mantle, which he wears when he steps ashore on Lemnos.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+1); the same thing acted on «purple mantle» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

the princess wanted the mantle, so did the girl win or what?

1. yeah, she got to sell it — ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. nah, she lost — score -1
3. yeah, she got a big reward — score -3
4. yeah, she won — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1626, line 18: «Old word: "woo" means to court someone, to try to win their love; today we say "chat up" or "court."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1). The right option, 1, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

so is the girl gonna find her husband now or what?

1. the tale ends here, so probably not — no support
2. dunno, prob not — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. the book says yes, pretty soon — no support
4. the story keeps going, so maybe — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1626, line 1: «Gerda runs out of the garden, barefoot and alone, and finds that it is already late autumn.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «gerda» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the object which the maiden extracted from the walnut and state its appropriate function in the narrative.

1. A beautiful mantle, which she offered to the princess for purchase — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A beautiful mantle, which she offered to the princess for purchase at the market in town — no support
3. A silver key, which she hid under the palace stair — no support
4. A golden ring, which she gave to the king — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1643, line 7: «Who: the strong man joins the ship with the words "Willingly, as long as you give me enough to eat and drink."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+1). Against it: the same receiver «king» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Describe the manner in which the Wind retrieved information concerning the husband's whereabouts.

1. He gathered it from what certain persons had let fall, after listening at every window of the great hall — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. He overheard servants gossiping about the king's new bride in town — score 1
3. He gathered it from what certain persons had let fall while passing the palace walls at night — score 1
4. He gathered it from what certain persons had let fall — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 804, line 9: «Why the wail never dies: the narrator says it is "sung by the wind" and heard by "the frightened husbandman".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hear» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the reason the princess was unable to obtain a husband, according to the narrator.

1. She was regarded as ugly by all and sundry — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She was regarded as ugly by all and sundry, and her father could find no one to marry her — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. She was regarded as ugly by all and sundry, and no suitor would come near her at all — score 0
4. Her father had refused every suitor offered — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1227, line 3: «A proud rat mother takes her lovely daughter to the sun to find her a grand husband.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «proud rat mother» (+2); the same thing acted on «lovely daughter» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Explain why the king consented to postpone the ceremony and banquet.

1. The princess's gown was unfit to be worn in public, and the tailors had no time to mend it — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. The princess's gown was unfit to be worn in public — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The princess's mantle was lost in the storm — no support
4. The wedding guests had all gone home already — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1559, line 15: «How the Queen is saved: the scullion hears a duck, and the King swings his sword three times over it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). 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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