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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. <br> | A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across the river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung. <br> | ||
“But” the scorpion argues, “if I sting you, we will both drown”.<br> | “But” the scorpion argues, “if I sting you, we will both drown”.<br> | ||
“Right”, said the frog, and agrees to carry the scorpion. <br> | “Right”, said the frog, and agrees to carry the scorpion. <br> | ||
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, | With his dying breath, the frog says, “Why did you do that? Now we both will die!”<br> | ||
The scorpion shrugs. | The scorpion shrugs. “''[[It is in my nature|It's in my nature]]''”. | ||
The rest is silence. | |||
''[curtain]'' | ''[curtain]'' | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 2 September 2019
A one-scene play.
A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across the river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung.
“But” the scorpion argues, “if I sting you, we will both drown”.
“Right”, said the frog, and agrees to carry 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”.
The rest is silence. [curtain]