The Scorpion and the Frog

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The Scorpion and The Frog

Once upon a time, near a river lived a scorpion. The scorpion lived in a cave. One day the scorpion decides to leave his cave. It is far too dark and dingy. “I can’t stay here anymore,” the scorpion thinks. “Let’s go look for a new house.”

So the scorpion leaves its cave in search of new home. It looked everywhere, but could not find a suitable house. Soon, the scorpion came to the river. Now scorpion did not know how to swim. It stood by the river, thinking how to get across.

“There is no place to stay here,” it thought. “How should I get to the other side?” The scorpion sat down the river and began thinking. Some time later, the scorpion found a frog leaping around. It saw the frog coming towards himself. “Would you help me with something mister frog?” the scorpion asks the frog.

Now, the frog was suspicious of the scorpion. Yes it replied, “How can I help you, scorpion?” “Oh, you see, I have to go to the other side of the river,” the scorpion explains. “Could you be kind enough take me there?” “Why should I? I can’t trust you and your stings?” the frog exclaims. “But, mister frog, I can’t swim,” the scorpion tells the frog. “If I sting you, we both die in an instant!”

Then the frog says, “I see, you do have a point. Alright then, I’ll take you the other side.” So the scorpion hopped on the frog’s back and the frog jumped into the river. The frog began paddling as fast as it could. Suddenly, when they were half way through, the frog felt something sharp around its back. “What is that?” the frog asks the scorpion. Then, the frog realized that the scorpion had stung him.

“What did you do, stupid scorpion!” the frog exclaims as the dizziness starts to take over him. “Now both of us shall drown!” Without any regrets, the scorpion says, “What can I do, this is my nature.” “I should not have trusted this scorpion.” the frog thought as he drowned.

■ Moral of the scorpion and the frog.

Some people can’t overcome their nature, even when it works against their interests.

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