"You knew what I was when you picked me up."

"You knew what I was when you picked me up."

There is a boy who was walking down a path and he came across a rattlesnake. The rattlesnake asked the boy if he can take him down the mountains since it was too cold for him to survive and there was no food to eat. The little boy was unsure if he should because he was a rattlesnake and was sure that he would bite him. The rattlesnake promised not to and he look pretty persuasive to the boy. So the boy picks him up and takes him the mountain. As soon as they arrive at the bottom of the mountain, the boy puts him down and the rattlesnake bites his leg. The boy cries and asks "Mr. Snake why did you bite me." and the snake replied " You knew what I was when you picked me up." This Indian Youth Legend teaches us a lesson to not choose the wrong because if we do then we will suffer and by choosing the wrong it will lead you to repercussions.  The boy chose the wrong by helping the rattlesnake because he knew that it would bite him but he still helped him out. This quote can apply to taking drugs. If you smoke and you know it's bad for you, you're the one who is going to make yourself suffer. Smoking can cause Lung Cancer and you still do it. Nothing good comes out of a bad action. It will lead you to negative consequences.