--- title: Caring for pets, snake bites, bears and the zoo — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Caring for pets, snake bites, bears and the zoo», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A pet is not a toy you can put away when you are tired of it. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/) [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/) / Caring for pets, snake bites, bears an… # Caring for pets, snake bites, bears and the zoo Lesson 316 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 23 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/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/0/) — A pet is not a toy you can put away when you are tired of it. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/1/) — It depends on its family every day of its life, so looking after it is a responsibility. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/2/) — Animals have feelings too. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/3/) — A dog or cat can feel jealous or scared when a new baby or a new pet arrives, so newcomers are introduced slowly, with an adult watching. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/4/) — Small animals in cages and hutches cannot walk away from the sun. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/5/) — A rabbit left in a sunny hutch on a hot day in Texas can overheat and die in a short time. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/6/) — Wild animals are different from pets. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/7/) — If you are bitten by a snake, call the emergency number and keep still. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/8/) — If you meet a bear in the woods of Canada or the USA, stay with the adults, do not run, talk calmly and back away slowly. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/9/) — When a new baby or a new pet joins the family, introduce the animal slowly and always with an adult watching, because animals can feel jealous or scared of newcomers. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/10/) — Looking after a pet is a responsibility for its whole life, even when you are tired of it. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/11/) — If a family really cannot keep a pet, they find it a new home through an animal shelter; abandoning a pet is cruel and against the law. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/12/) — When you play with a pet, let it catch the toy sometimes, because play that always ends in frustration makes animals stressed or snappy. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/13/) — Cages and hutches must be kept in the shade, because small animals can overheat and die quickly in the sun. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/14/) — After any snake bite, call the emergency number, stay calm and keep as still as you can. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/15/) — Never suck a snake bite or cut it: it does not get the venom out and it causes more harm. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/16/) — If you see a bear, stay with the adults, do not run, speak calmly and back away slowly. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/17/) — Running from a bear can make it chase you, and a bear runs much faster than a person. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/18/) — At the zoo, follow the signs, stay behind the barriers and never climb fences, because zoo animals are wild and can be dangerous; if you drop something into an enclosure, tell a zoo keeper. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/19/) — With small animals, always move slowly and speak softly, because animals feel safe with calm people. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/20/) — A hiker in Arizona was bitten by a rattlesnake; his friends kept him still and called 911, and he recovered in hospital with antivenom. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/21/) — A family in Canada got out of their car to take a photo near a bear; the bear charged, and they only just made it back to the car. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/23/) — Bears can run faster than a person and are dangerous even when they look calm. - ← previous: [Peer pressure, happy secrets and being trusted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/315-dares-surprises-and-being-trusted/) - next →: [Teeth, baths and showers, safety glasses, getting dressed, sleep and safe food](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/317-teeth-baths-showers-sleep-and-safe-food/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)