--- title: When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters and budgies — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters and budgies», a lesson of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: When a pet dies, its body has stopped working for good: it is not sleeping, it will not swim, run or sing again, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/) [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/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/) / When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters… # When a small pet dies: fish, hamsters and budgies Lesson 55 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 15 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/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/0/) — When a pet dies, its body has stopped working for good: it is not sleeping, it will not swim, run or sing again, and it is almost never anyone's fault. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/1/) — Picture Ollie coming down for breakfast to find his goldfish, Captain, floating on his side at the top of the tank; his dad tells him the truth gently, they say goodbye together, and they bury Captain in the garden. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/2/) — Sadness for a pet is real grief, because a pet is a friend you saw every day; nobody should say «it's just a bird», and it is normal to feel sad, angry, or to want someone to blame. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/5/) — When a pet dies, its body has stopped working completely; it is not asleep and will not wake. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/6/) — Fish often die suddenly, and often nobody can tell why. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/7/) — Hamsters live about two or three years, so a hamster of two and a half is old; old hamsters often die quietly in their sleep. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/8/) — Flushing a dead fish can spread illness to wild fish, and many families prefer to bury a pet in the garden. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/9/) — Grief for a pet is real grief, and nobody should tell you how sad to be. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/10/) — One extra pinch of food is very unlikely to kill a fish; an honest mistake is not the same as meaning harm. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/11/) — «Gone to a better place» and «gone to sleep» are soft ways of saying «died»; clear words help children most. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/12/) — Hibernation is a deep winter rest that tortoises, hedgehogs and some other animals take: the animal still breathes slowly and its heart still beats; a vet can check if you are worried. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/13/) — When someone is sad, anger and blame can come out; it is better to ask calmly what happened. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/14/) — Christians differ about whether animals go to heaven; many Hindus and Buddhists believe animals are reborn; some people believe animals simply die. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/15/) — In a class, not everyone prays; those who pray can, and others can have a quiet moment or think kind thoughts. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/16/) — The Bible says Christians should «mourn with those who mourn», even for small losses. - ← previous: [Life is precious: wonder and gratitude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude/) - next →: [The old dog, the vet and the hardest goodbye](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye/) - ↑ back to [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/)