Snakes

When I was about 5 or 6 I would look at an encyclopedia that my parents had.  I would get so scared I would run crying to my mom.   One day she left me alone while she walked next door to have coffee with one of my aunts.  I got the book and started looking (even though I knew I would get scared)  After looking at the snakes I was so scared I started crying and ran out of the house without shoes or coat.  I was positive those snakes were going to get me.