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:They wade into the river. Midway across, the scorpion stings the frog. <br>
:They wade into the river. Midway across, the scorpion stings the frog. <br>
:With his dying breath, the frog says, “Why did you do that?  Now we both will die!”<br>
:With his dying breath, the frog says, “Why did you do that?  Now we both will die!”<br>
:The scorpion shrugs. “''[[It is in my nature|It's in my nature]]''”.
:The scorpion shrugs. “''[[It is in my nature|It’s in my nature]]''.

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A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across the river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung.
“But” says the scorpion, “if I sting you, we will both drown”.
“Right”, said the frog, and agrees to take the scorpion.
They wade into the river. Midway across, the scorpion stings the frog.
With his dying breath, the frog says, “Why did you do that? Now we both will die!”
The scorpion shrugs. “It’s in my nature.”