Fairy Tales, The Miller's Boy and the Nixy: the hunter is pulled under the pond, and his wife wins him back

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 16 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1703 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 ✗

bro, why did the nixy grab the hunter at all?

1. he went to the pond to wash his hands after the hunt and got grabbed — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. he went near the pond he was told to avoid — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. he swam out to catch a big fish — score 1
4. he was told to fish in the pond and dived — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1703, line 7: «What: the nixy grabs the hunter and drags him down, and the wife tries three times to bring him back.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «nixy» (+1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so how did his wife get him back, no cap?

1. she played the flute, then combed, then span at the mill — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. she made the nixy angry and then begged for mercy at the pond in the dark — score 5
3. she sang songs at the pond every night — score 5
4. she combed, played, then span at the pond on full moons — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1659, line 7: «What: The daughter says, "You must cross your legs," and Esben pretends not to understand, so she sits on the spade and gets shot into the oven.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «you» (+4); the same action «cross» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

lol the witch gave her a golden what first?

1. comb — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. hat — score 1
3. cup — score 1
4. bowl — 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 1419, line 14: «What: the old women give her "a golden apple," "a gold carding-comb," and "a golden spinning-wheel."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); the same property (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «golden apple» (-1); the same doer «old women» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

was the flood a mega glitch or what?

1. nah, it was only a little rain that washed the wet bank away into the river — no support
2. yeah, it swept them apart in one go and dumped them in far lands with no map — score 2
3. nope, it dried up the pond quick — no support
4. yeah, it swept them apart in one go — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1703, line 3: «The first two times the husband's head rises, but the waves pull him back down. The third time he reaches the bank and embraces his wife, but a flood rises and…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sweep» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did the hunter and wife end up as a frog and toad?

1. the witch turned them into animals — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. the nixy put a spell on them at the pond and the flood carried them off — score 1
3. they ate a magic apple and the flood turned them into little frogs — score 3
4. the flood turned them into animals — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1367, line 19: «Time: in the Sea Realm, "three years went fleeting quickly by," and the Hunter grew "more and more homesick."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hunter» (+4); the same action «grow» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

did they meet again after all that?

1. yeah, the shepherd found his wife by the flute and they went home to the mill — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, they met again and then the shepherdess was sent to live at the castle — no support
3. nah, they lived apart for years until the old witch brought them back together — no support
4. yeah, the shepherd and shepherdess became mates — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · right ✓

how did she know it was him?

1. she recognised his voice from the forest — no support
2. she cried at his flute, and he remembered — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. she asked the old witch and the witch told her where to look — score 2
4. she saw his old scar on his hand — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1307, line 11: «The wife cries, "It was that onion, I know it was," and her husband answers, "If the man has poisoned you he shall pay for it."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «cry» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

what's the Glass Mountain, bruh?

1. a mountain with a golden castle on top — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. a shining mountain of glass with a golden castle on top and an apple-tree beside it — no support
3. a huge hill of ice where the knights had to climb up on horses shod with nails — score -4
4. a mountain with a silver tower on top — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1690, line 10: «The frog is "a lovely little green frog, much prettier than frogs generally are," and she calls herself "a friend of the bird you are seeking."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «fountain» (-1); the same doer «fountain» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

why'd the knights keep falling down?

1. the slippery hill was too steep — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the knights were tired and gave up at the gate — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. the horses had no proper shoes — no support
4. they were lazy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1358, line 8: «Where: the First Knight "retired to a solitary life among the mountains" after he gives up.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «knight» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the princess do all day?

1. sat at her window and watched — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. she sat at her silver window all day and watched for a knight to come up the mountain — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. she waited at the window, hoping that a brave knight would climb the mountain — score 4
4. she combed her hair and sang — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 1529, line 2: «Next she jumps over rocky mountains and climbs peaks covered with sharp flints, and her feet and knees bleed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+3); the same thing acted on «rocky mountains» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many knights died, roughly?

1. a few — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. loads, like a heap of bodies — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. a handful of brave knights — score 0
4. about ten, all lost — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1459, line 8: «Why: his enemies tell the King, who orders him shut up in the great tower "to die of hunger".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «die» (+2). Against it: the same doer «king» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the knights' horses wear on their feet?

1. iron — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. sharp nails — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. shoes — score 0
4. iron shoes — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 910, line 20: «Old word: "tedious" meant boring or tiring; "exhausted" meant worn out, so tired you can hardly move.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wear out» (+2). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the golden apple tree near?

1. the old mill by the pond — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the castle at the top — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the wall at the bottom — no support
4. the lake — 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 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the flute made of?

1. tin — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. gold — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. a mix of reed and bone — score 3
4. wax — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 535, line 16: «Old word: "brazen" meant made of brass, a metal. Today it means bold or shameless.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); the same thing acted on «old word» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the principal means by which the hunter's wife effected the restoration of her husband?

1. She visited the witch, received gifts, combed her hair, and afterward performed the flute and wheel at the pond over three moons. — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. She performed, at three successive full moons, a combing, a playing, and a spinning at the pond, each with an object of gold. — ✓ the right answer · score -4
3. She combed, played, and spun at three full moons with gold objects at the mill. — score -4
4. She repeatedly sang songs of the hunter at the mill, each night at a different window, until the nixy finally gave him back to her in the spring. — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1696, line 19: «Why: he plans to strike when the Prince of the Air makes his yearly visit to "his mother and brothers."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «visit» (+1). Against it: the same doer «prince» (-3). The right option, 2, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accurately states the fate of the hunter and his wife after the flood subsided?

1. Each found themselves in a foreign country, and neither knew of the other's whereabouts. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. They were separated by the flood and each wandered for years through strange lands, meeting new friends, before finding the other again at the mill. — score -2
3. Each found themselves back at the mill, and both went to the same village market. — no support
4. Each was carried to a different foreign country, and each spent many years searching for the other before finally meeting again by chance. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 453, line 13: «He finds Fate living at ease, but her riches wane and her house "contracts" day by day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fate» (+1). Against it: the same action «find» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following is the most accurate description of the condition of the Glass Mountain's would-be climbers?

1. Most gave up at the start. — no support
2. Most were unhurt but turned back, and none reached the top. — no support
3. Some reached the castle, but most were left stranded halfway up the slope and froze. — no support
4. Many were injured or killed, and their bodies lay about the foot of the mountain. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 1580, line 19: «A loaf is a shaped lump of bread, and the hungry man eats a whole mountain of bread in one day.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following correctly identifies the object by means of which the Princess was enclosed within the castle at the top of the mountain?

1. The Princess was locked inside by a silver gate that the nixy had set, and she spent seven years inside a tower room looking out over the wide valley below. — score 2
2. The Princess was enclosed by the enchantment of the castle, and sat within a silver room. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. The knights' nails enclosed her in a tower of silver stone with a window. — score 5
4. She was shut in by a spell of the castle, sitting in a silver chamber. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 880, line 11: «She is dressed in "costly robes of silk and muslin," but at first she had "no clothes," so she "wrapped herself in her long, thick hair."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wrap» (+3); the same thing acted on «palace» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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