--- title: Friends who only come for the pool: rich kids and rumours — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Friends who only come for the pool: rich kids and rumours», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: After hearing a kid call him «mid» (boring), Monty in Los Angeles decides to test his friends. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/) [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/) / Friends who only come for the pool: ri… # Friends who only come for the pool: rich kids and rumours Lesson 492 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 38 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/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/0/) — After hearing a kid call him «mid» (boring), Monty in Los Angeles decides to test his friends. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/1/) — He tells everyone the pool's closed for a month. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/2/) — Twelve kids used to come over every Saturday; now only six turn up, and they play basketball in the drive and laugh just as much. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/3/) — Monty is sad, but now he knows who his real friends are. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/4/) — Testing friends with a trick is a bit sneaky, though; he could just have noticed who stayed when there was nothing to get. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/5/) — Some kids use a rich kid's money. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/6/) — In Toronto, kids ask Jasper to buy them snacks every day, and he does. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/7/) — Then they ask for game credit. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/8/) — He feels used. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/10/) — If they leave, they weren't real friends. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/11/) — Rumours stick to rich families. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/12/) — A girl says, «Lottie's mum has a nanny so she doesn't have to look after her.» But Lottie's mum works and loves her; a nanny helps a busy parent, she doesn't replace love. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/14/) — Declan's dad is a surgeon. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/15/) — «He's a doctor, ye eejit» («eejit» is Irish for idiot). - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/16/) — Rumours about where money comes from can be cruel; say the truth calmly, and tell a teacher if it keeps going. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/17/) — Rich kids can make others feel small without meaning to, and they can make others feel at home. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/18/) — In Bath, the teacher says the trip will cost £5 and Toby shouts, «That's nothing!» Some kids go quiet, because for some families £5 is a lot. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/19/) — In Hampshire, Poppy gives the whole class designer pencils for Christmas; some kids are thrilled, some are embarrassed that they can't give back. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/20/) — Meanwhile in Melbourne, Delphine feels shy at a sleepover in Sienna's huge house, until Sienna grins, «It's just a house, mate.» A good host matters more than the house. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/21/) — Not every rich family is the same. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/22/) — In Chelsea, Cosmo's parents could give him loads of pocket money, but they give him £5, the same as his friends, to keep life normal. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/23/) — In New Zealand, Willow's family owns a big farm and her friends think she has everything, but her dad works from dawn to dusk and she misses him. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/24/) — Money doesn't mean no problems. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/25/) — And in Limerick, Aoife, whose family has little money, is invited to a rich classmate's party at a fancy hotel. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/26/) — Mam says, «We can't do a present for that.» Aoife says, «Wee card then» («wee» means small). - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/27/) — She goes with a card and has a great time: going and being friendly is what counts. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/28/) — Some kids stay around a rich child only for their things; real friends stay when there's nothing to get. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/29/) — Testing friends with a trick can show who cares, but it is a bit sneaky; noticing who stays works without tricks. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/30/) — Real friends don't expect you to pay for them; you can say no, and anyone who leaves wasn't a real friend. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/31/) — A nanny helps a busy parent; it does not mean the parent doesn't love the child. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/32/) — Rumours about where a family's money comes from can be cruel; say the truth calmly and tell a teacher if it keeps going. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/33/) — Some rich parents keep pocket money ordinary on purpose, to teach the value of money. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/34/) — A good host makes guests feel at home, and that matters more than the size of the house. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/35/) — For some families £5 is a lot, so it's kind to think before saying something is cheap. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/36/) — Big gifts can make others feel they owe you; small or equal gifts keep things comfortable. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/37/) — Having money doesn't mean having no problems; rich children can feel lonely too. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/38/) — A rich child usually just wants their friends at the party; a card is a fine present. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/39/) — Words in this lesson: «mid» means boring, «eh» ends a sentence in Canada, «loaded» means very rich, «eejit» (Ireland) means idiot, «wee» (Scotland, Ireland) means small, «mate» means friend. - ← previous: [Rich families: the big house, the nanny and never seeing Dad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad/) - next →: [Warm parents and strict parents](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/493-warm-parents-and-strict-parents/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)