The Tree

God warned Adam and Eve not to taste the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
So, Adam chopped down the tree and burned it.
“That’s not the point of this,” God said, planting another tree. “Now, don’t eat it.”
Eve reached for a fruit, picked it, and then mashed it into a facial scrub.
“I think it might work better as a shampoo,” she said, washing up in the creek.
Adam grunted, chopped down the tree, and chewed the bark.
“Hah!” said God. “You’re tasting it!”
“It’s the bark, not the fruit,” said Adam.
God grumbled and planted another tree.