def choose_item_to_pick_up(current_village_number, current_village_items):
  """Let the user select an item to pick up."""

  while True:
    print("")
    print("Which item would you like to pick up? (Or enter skip).")
  
    item_selected = input("> ")
    item_selected = item_selected.lower()
  
    if not item_selected in current_village_items:
    
      if item_selected == "skip":
        return "none"

      else:
        print("")
        print("I'm sorry, I didn't understand that.")
     
    else: 
      return item_selected