“You knew what i was when you picked me up.”

                 

What this means is that the Indian climbed the mountain and had reached the top of the mountain. And when he got in the top he could see everything on top and then behind him. Was a snake and the snake could talk to him and told him to please carry him because it was to cold for him. To be on top of the mountain and told him that if the Indian could carry him and tuk him under his shirt and take him down to the valley. The Indian knew that he would bit him and told him no. But the snake persuade the Indian to take him down to the valley. And so the indian did then when they reached the valley the Indian put the snake gently on the ground and. Right when he put him the snake bit him and told him. “You knew what i was when you picked me up.”