They were told not to touch something and why. They did it anyways.
In a world where death supposedly did not exist, Adam was told not to eat that fruit or he would die that same day. Yeah. Let's tell that two-year-old toddler "refrain from touching the cooking vessel, as it might cause thermal damage to your epidermis and perhaps dermis."
It's a silly-assed story any way you slice it. Coyote had much better stories about him.