A Boy And A Snake

Some boy, thinking to catch an eel,
instead of it grabbed a snake
and the consequence was
that his countenance grew pale
after he had realized his mistake.
The snake said, looking calmly at him:
“I say, if you are not going to become smarter a bit,
then you won’t get away with it.
This time, I forgive your audacity,
but from now mind you
pick and choose better to play a joke on whom”.