--- title: Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?» — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»», a lesson of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Big questions often come at bedtime, in the dark, when the house is quiet: «Mum, will you die?» asks Sophie, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/) [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/) / Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» an… # Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?» Lesson 70 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 18 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/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/0/) — Big questions often come at bedtime, in the dark, when the house is quiet: «Mum, will you die?» asks Sophie, and Max lies awake wondering if he might die in his sleep. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/1/) — The honest answer is gentle and true: everyone dies one day, but most people live until they are very old, and most children have many, many years ahead of them; a healthy child dying in their sleep is extremely rare, and sleep is safe. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/2/) — Fears often grow after a death: Lily, whose mum died, gets scared every time her dad coughs; but most people live long lives, and her dad can tell her how he looks after his health. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/3/) — Families plan ahead the way people pack an umbrella: parents choose who would look after their children if something happened, and Grandad saying «you'll get my stamp collection» means he is planning, not that he is dying soon. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/4/) — Christians may pray at bedtime and trust God's love, the vicar says he trusts Jesus «who went through death and came out the other side», and people of every faith and none comfort children with honest answers and lots of hugs. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/5/) — The wise move: say the fear out loud to someone you trust, because a fear that is shared gets smaller. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/6/) — Everyone dies one day, but most people live until they are old. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/7/) — Most parents live to be very old, long after their children are grown up. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/8/) — It is extremely rare for a healthy child to die in their sleep; sleep is safe and helps the body rest and grow. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/9/) — Lots of children feel scared of dying at some point; it is normal, and talking about it makes the fear smaller. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/10/) — Many people die peacefully, and doctors give medicine so that dying people do not feel pain. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/11/) — After someone dies, it is normal to worry about losing others too. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/12/) — Some grown-ups plan what will happen after they die, such as who gets their things; it does not mean they are dying soon. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/13/) — Dogs usually live about 10 to 15 years, so most pet dogs die before their owners. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/14/) — It is very unlikely that both parents will die while a child is young, and parents usually plan who would look after their children. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/15/) — Christian families often choose godparents, who promise at the baptism to help care for a child. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/16/) — Even a vicar can feel a bit scared of dying and feel hope at the same time. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/17/) — In Yorkshire and the North of England «proper» means «really», so «proper scared» means «really scared». - ← previous: [When grown-ups grieve, and how it gets softer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer/) - next →: [Scary films, games, hospitals and what helps](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps/) - ↑ back to [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/)