Fairy Tales, The Three Snake-Leaves, part 64: a tailor frees his bride's castle, then a young king is trapped in a royal vault

Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1927 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, did the stranger really turn your bro into a stag, or nah?

1. nah, he did not — no support
2. yeah, he just did — no support
3. yeah, he did, fr fr — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, he totally turned him into a stag, no lie — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 513, line 5: «Actaeon is turned into a stag and eaten by his dogs, and the great temple of Ephesus is burned.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «stag» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, how did that dude get into the locked room?

1. through bolts and bars, no cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. he used a crazy magic spell that opened every bolt and bar on the door — no support
3. he turned into mist and slid under the door, no cap — no support
4. through a window, lowkey — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 118, line 14: «What: Thumbling promises "I will creep into the pastor's room through the iron bars, and will reach out to you whatever you want".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: the same place «room» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, what was the glass box for again?

1. keeping the castle safe — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. hiding the whole castle — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. to hide stuff — no support
4. a fancy box — no support

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 1896, line 19: «Old word: a snuff-box held powdered tobacco that people sniffed up the nose, and few carry one now.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did the lady say when that guy asked her to marry him?

1. she said nah — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she gave zero answer, just stayed quiet — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. she gave no reply at all — no support
4. she just said nothing, lowkey — 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 ✗

Is it true the lady was stuck in a crystal coffin, or what?

1. nah, not at all — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, she woke up in a bed, deadass — no support
3. yeah, she woke up in one, deadass — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, she did — 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 ✓

Wait, what did the tailor use to lift the box up?

1. the magic stone, obvi — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. the huge stone from the old castle wall, obvi — score 3
3. a wooden lever, bro — score 3
4. the box, obvi — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1830, line 12: «Who is the serpent? The king of serpents, "the son of Adisesha", who begs to be lifted up.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+6). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1); the same action «lift up» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what colour was the smoke that came out of the bottles?

1. red, duh — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. like super bright green — no support
3. purple, like straight up purple — no support
4. blue, like straight up blue — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

Okay, so what happened when the lid came off the box?

1. the castle grew back to full size — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the castle sank in the lake — no support
3. the whole castle grew back to its full size and everyone came out — no support
4. the castle was rebuilt by the king's men and it stood proud again, okay — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who did she spot among the people who came back?

1. her old servants from the castle kitchen, deadass — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. her old friends, fr fr — score -3
3. her servants, deadass — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. all the knights and guards who had served her father, deadass fr — no support

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 1299, line 21: «Old word: "reapers" were people who cut the rye by hand with sickles; today big machines called combine harvesters do the job.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-1); the same property (-1). The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, why did the poor son leave home?

1. his dad had no food, fr — no support
2. his mom kicked him out, fr — score 1
3. he wanted to find a better life in a big city far away, fr fr — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. his dad couldn't afford him, fr — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1539, line 12: «who: the wicked King's son wants to marry her, and he declares that she "should be killed" if she refuses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same doer «son» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did the princess make her suitors promise?

1. to be buried alive with her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. to die with her in a box — score 3
3. to fight a dragon and then be buried alive with her in the tomb — score 3
4. to be locked in a tomb — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1813, line 9: «Why: the princess is silent because she fears "you will soon forget all about me", and she is right, because he does forget her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «prince» (+2); the same action «forget» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Be real, how many candles were by the coffin?

1. four, no cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. five, no cap — score 1
3. twelve candles, lowkey, all in a row — score 1
4. eight of them, all lit, no cap, bro — 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 284, line 3: «That night the young man sighs about his restless longing, and then he finds himself lying dead in his coffin.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «man» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what made the King raise the youth above everyone?

1. he saved the whole army — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. he won the battle for them all — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. he won the battle for them all and saved the whole town, no cap — score 8
4. he beat the enemy king — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 1916, line 6: «Who: Prince Vivien, a proud young prince who is used to getting his way at once.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «proud young prince» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

What did the stranger transform the lady's brother into?

1. Fox. — score 2
2. A white stag with golden antlers. — score 4
3. A deer that spoke with a human voice. — no support
4. A stag. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1927, line 7: «What did the magician do? He "transformed my brother into a stag" and locked the castle "in a glass box", so the whole household was lost.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «transform» (+1); the same doer «tailor» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what location was the lady's castle concealed by the magician?

1. Within a stone well. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Within a glass box. — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Under a hill. — no support
4. Inside a silver chest. — 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did the lady's sibling accomplish the slaying of the magician?

1. By striking him with an axe. — no support
2. With a sword. — score 1
3. By killing him in the form of a bull. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. By drowning him in the lake. — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1927, line 10: «How did the brother get free? He "had killed the Magician under the form of a bull", so the spell over him was broken.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «kill» (+2); the same place «form» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the name of the tale that commences following the conclusion of this part?

1. The Three Snake-Leaves. — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The Twelve Brothers. — no support
3. The Frog King. — no support
4. The Golden Bird. — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1897, line 5: «The Golden Blackbird tale begins: the sick lord's sons set out, and the youngest, helped by a hare, finds the bird and then fetches the Porcelain Maiden.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «golden blackbird tale» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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