THE STORY IN QUESTION

The Tree of Knowledge

rested adjacent to

the wisdom bush

which had not been restricted

but had not borne flower

at the time of the Story in Question.

Wisdom takes longer to grow

you see

than Knowledge.

So when the Characters

partook of that Forbidden Fruit

they could have saved themselves some torment

had they only enjoyed the Peonies of Patience

or the Thorns of Time.