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A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung. <br>
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“But” the scorpion argues, “if I did that, we would both drown”.<br>
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“Right”, said the frog, and carried the scorpion into the river. But midway across the river the scorpion stings the frog,.
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The frog says, “What the hell did you do that for?  Now we’re both doomed!”<br>
 
The scorpion sighs. “It's in my nature,” it says.
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:The rest is silence.
 
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A one-scene play.

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”.
“I see!” says the frog. “Hop on!”
They wade into the river. Midway across, the scorpion stings the frog.
With his dying breath, the frog cries, “Why did you do that? Now we both will die!”
The scorpion shrugs. “It’s in my nature.”

The rest is silence.

[curtain]

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