text: In the times of the Oregon trail, there was a family that wanted to go west, to find new land to settle on. Most people at the time would go on the Oregon trail, a mapped trail to get to the west. But a family friend told them that he knew a guide who had a much better, easier route. The guide took them about halfway through this 'route', and then informed them that he would have to head back, as he had more groups to take. Shortly thereafter, the trail became much harder. They had to abandon their horse and wagon, and eventually, winter caught up with them. Stuck in a cabin they had found, with no food or water, the family perished. This is only a heavily abridged version of the true story, as the full tale is much more gruesome. The moral, perhaps, is that even people you trust can give you bad, if well-meaning, advice. It is doubted that the family friend even knew how unrepputable the guide was, but he still gave them the advice that eventually led to their deaths. Sometimes, people think that they give good advice, but unbenownst to them, the advice isn't so good at all. If the family had asked more people, they might have lived through that fatal winter.