FREE HIGH-RESOLUTION SNAKE POSTER DOWNLOADS: 1) Original large rattle "Snake In The Grass" art posters close-up.2) "No, no, if you help me, you will be my best friend. All I want is a little hug. I will treat you differently." It’s an excuse. One winter day, a farmer found a snake by the roadside, stiff and motionless with cold. You knew I was a snake when you picked me up.” At that, the snake slithered off into the bush leaving the lady to die by the side of the road. What is the moral of the Snake story? "[2] In modern times the fable has been applied in the religious sphere to teach that if one participates in unrighteous activities one is not immune to harm.[3]. CHOICES: How In The World Do We Ever Choose? A snake is a snake. "You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in." The Farmer knew how deadly the Snake could be, and yet he picked it up and put it in his bosom to warm it back to life. Did you not know that a serpent in the bosom, a mouse in a bag and fire in a barn give their hosts an ill reward? You are signed up for The Thrive Tribe and to be notified when "Survive To Thrive: 11 Keys To Unlock Your Thriving Life" is available on Amazon and bookstores near you! “You gave me your word you wouldn’t bite me?!”. In one of the fable's alternative versions, the farmer takes the snake home to revive it and is bitten there. You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in,'” Trump said. That’s it?And if I pick you up, you promise you won’t bite me?”, The snake said, “Of course not. The scorpion asks the frog for a ride across the river, frog is afraid the scorpion will sting him, scorpion promises not to, does anyway when they're halfway across the river, says "You knew it was in my nature" and they both die. I invite you to join me for what may be the most transformative journey of your life: discovering and revealing the THRIVING you. I sent you a private email regarding this great question to ldr3mir@aim.com. Take me in oh tender woman,“ sighed the snake The Farmer knew how deadly the Snake could be, and yet he picked it up and put it in his bosom to warm it back to life. It's a scorpion, not a snake. The snake stopped, turned to her and said, “Please lovely lady, please pick me up.”, The woman looked at the snake and said, “No way. While it didn’t kill me like this lady in the story above, I gave snake like people far too many chances, and as a result I was the only one left hurting or frustrated in the end. La Fontaine tells it thus as "Le villageois et le serpent" (VI.13). I know what snakes do. If I pick you up, you will bite me, and your bite is poisonous." I know this is easier said than done. [8], The Russian fabulist Ivan Krylov, who often used La Fontaine's fables for a variation of his own, adapted the story to address contemporary circumstances in his "The Peasant & The Snake". I am just cold and you have that beautiful warm cloak. You knew I was a snake when you picked me up.” At that, the snake slithered off into the bush leaving the lady to die by the side of the road. “Lady,” the snake says, “you knew I was a snake when you picked me up.” Every new government outrage against all that is right and good elicits reactions of astonishment and outrage — and every time I hear those reactions, I think of The Fable of the Snake. Join The Thrive Tribe, Ask Me Anything March 1, 2018 1:00 PM PST/4:00 PM EST/, ABUNDANCE: Where Spiritual Programs Go Wrong. That’s all I need. Maya Angelou said, “When people tell you who they really are, believe them the first time.”. “And you've bit me even, why? In one of the fable's alternative versions, the farmer takes the snake home to revive it and is bitten there. Taking pity on it, he picks it up and places it within his coat. The tortoise asks why since he's going to die and then so is the snake who is on his back; the snake's response - "you knew I was a snake!" In Hawthorne's story a husband separated from his wife, but still dwelling upon her, becomes inturned and mentally unstable. On the ground lay a Snake, stiff and frozen with the cold. The snake replies, "You knew full well I was a snake before you helped me." A little hug? You knew damn well I was a snake before you … Mary Anne, Your email address will not be published. The snake hissed: "You knew what I was when you picked me up". It will always be a snake. [4] In the work of Cicero it appears as In sinu viperam habere (to have a snake in the breast) and in Erasmus' 16th century collection of proverbial phrases, the Adagia, as Colubrum in sinu fovere (to nourish a serpent in one's bosom). He gave me his word.” She picked up the snake and wrapped him in her cloak. It is recounted in a soliloquy by Gregory Arkadin (played by Orson Welles) and serves as a metaphor for the relationship between Arkadin and the protagonist Guy Van Stratten. It will always behave like a snake. Take me in oh tender woman,“ sighed the snake You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in,'” Trump said. "You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in "Take me in, tender woman Take me in, for heaven's sake Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake [Version II] On her way to work one morning Down the path along side the lake A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake