--- title: The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret», a lesson of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A lie or a wrong thing that nobody ever finds out does not vanish: it moves inside you and sits there, and it often pops up --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/) [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/) / [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/) / The lie nobody found out: carrying a s… # The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret Lesson 15 of the reflection course of Mova's primary school: 17 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/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/0/) — A lie or a wrong thing that nobody ever finds out does not vanish: it moves inside you and sits there, and it often pops up at night or whenever someone says the wrong word. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/1/) — Last summer Leo told his mum he'd lost his phone, but really he'd swapped it with a mate for a game; Mum paid for a new one and cried about the money, and months later, in bed, he still thought, "She cried over money because of me. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/2/) — And I just let her." - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/3/) — At first he felt clever, then sick whenever money came up, especially when Mum said "we can't afford it"; getting away with it felt worse than being caught, because he carried it alone, and the weight did not fade by itself. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/4/) — When he finally came clean, crying, Mum was upset, then hugged him and said "thank you for telling me", and he paid some of it back from his birthday money; telling the truth late was still far better than never. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/6/) — A lie that is never found out does not disappear; it often stays inside and can feel worse than being caught, because you carry it alone. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/7/) — "Come clean" means to tell the truth about something you hid; telling the truth late is still better than never. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/8/) — Guilt is the conscience working; it is a sign you know what is right, not proof you are a bad person. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/9/) — Taking something from a shop without paying is stealing (shoplifting); going back with a grown-up to pay and say sorry helps put it right. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/10/) — Letting someone else take the blame for what you did is unfair to them; owning up later is still brave. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/11/) — Saying mean things about someone behind their back, and being "two-faced" (nice to their face, mean behind their back), is a kind of bullying; a real sorry and changed behaviour matter most. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/12/) — Praise for copied work does not feel real, and copying stops a teacher from seeing what you need help with. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/13/) — Most parents are less upset about an accident than about it being hidden; hiding makes guilt grow. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/14/) — Hurting an animal is wrong; doing something cruel when angry means the anger needs help, and grown-ups can teach better ways to deal with it. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/15/) — Reading someone's private things, like a diary, breaks trust; admitting it is hard but right. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/16/) — Things gained by stealing rarely make people happy, because guilt spoils them. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/17/) — Laughing along when someone is bullied, out of fear, is common; making up for it and standing up next time is possible. - ← previous: [When home feels shaky: rows, hospitals, new babies and big changes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/14-when-home-feels-shaky-rows-hospitals-new-babies-and-big-changes/) - next →: [Things I'm ashamed of: crowds, cruelty and coming clean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/16-things-im-ashamed-of-crowds-cruelty-and-coming-clean/) - ↑ back to [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/)