--- title: Safe and kind in gardens and forests — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Safe and kind in gardens and forests», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A garden looks gentle, but it holds real dangers: sharp tools, lawnmowers, poisonous plants and garden chemicals. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Safe and kind in gardens and forests # Safe and kind in gardens and forests Lesson 229 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 27 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/0/) — A garden looks gentle, but it holds real dangers: sharp tools, lawnmowers, poisonous plants and garden chemicals. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/1/) — Children use tools only with a grown-up and never touch the poisons in the shed. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/2/) — Gardens and forests are also homes for living things. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/3/) — Worms keep soil healthy, bees pollinate flowers (carry pollen from flower to flower so seeds and fruit can grow), and trees shelter birds and insects, so we treat them gently. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/4/) — In a forest the most important rule is what to do if you get lost: stop, stay where you are, hug a tree and blow a whistle three times or shout. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/5/) — Searchers find a child who stays put much faster than one who keeps walking. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/6/) — Example: a boy in Colorado loses sight of his family on a forest trail. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/7/) — He sits by a big pine, blows his whistle three times, waits, and his dad finds him within minutes. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/8/) — Worms dry out on paths, so put them back on the soil gently with wet hands; they keep soil healthy. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/9/) — Use garden tools only with a grown-up; lay a rake teeth down and carry shears closed and pointing down. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/10/) — Keep far away from a running lawnmower, because it can throw stones and its blades can cut off fingers and toes. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/11/) — Weed killer and slug pellets are poisons, so never touch, open or taste garden chemicals. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/12/) — Never eat a berry, seed or leaf unless a grown-up says it is safe, because plants like yew, foxglove and laburnum are poisonous. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/13/) — Wash fruit and vegetables from the garden first, because soil, droppings and sprays may be on them. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/14/) — Move away slowly from a bee and do not swat it, because bees sting only when they feel threatened. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/15/) — If you are lost in the woods, stop, stay where you are, hug a tree and blow a whistle three times or shout. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/16/) — Never stand, play or shelter under dead trees or loose branches, because they can fall without warning, especially in wind. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/17/) — Animal tracks tell you which animals live in a forest, but droppings carry germs, so look and do not touch. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/18/) — Watch wild animals quietly from far away and never feed or touch them. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/19/) — In hunting season wear bright orange or other bright colours and stay on trails so hunters can see you. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/20/) — Carving or peeling bark wounds a tree and lets in disease that can kill it. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/21/) — Build dens from fallen sticks only, and keep far away from old wells, mines and deep holes. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/22/) — A girl in Oregon ate bright red berries in a forest because they looked like raspberries; she was sick for hours and had to go to hospital. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/23/) — A boy in Kent wandered off the path in a forest and got lost as it got dark; it took searchers hours to find him, cold and frightened. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/24/) — Many wild berries and mushrooms are poisonous, and some look very like ones you can eat. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/25/) — Children who leave the path and lose sight of their group get lost quickly, because trees all look alike. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/26/) — Love words you may hear: «going out» means being boyfriend and girlfriend, «got her eye on him» means she likes him, and two letters in a heart, like «J + K», mean two people who love each other; it is their private business. - ← previous: [Safe and kind in parks and playgrounds](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/228-parks-and-playgrounds/) - next →: [Hiking and camping safely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)