Where the Sidewalk Ends

Are wild strawberries really wild? Will they scratch an adult, will they snap at a child?
Should you pet them, or let them run free where they roam? Could they ever relax in a steam-heated home?
Can they be trained to not growl at the guests? Will a litterbox work or would they make a mess?
Can we make them a Cowberry, herding the cows, or maybe a Muleberry pulling the plows, or maybe a Huntberry chasing the grouse, or maybe a Watchberry guarding the house, and though they may curl up at your feet oh so sweetly can you ever feel that you trust them completely?
Or should we make a pet out of something less scary, like the Domestic Prune or the Imported Cherry?
Anyhow, you've been warned and I will not be blamed if your Wild Strawberries cannot be tamed.
-Shel Silverstein