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A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across | 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 | “But” the scorpion argues, “if I stung you, we would both drown”.<br> | ||
“Right”, said the frog, and | “Right”, said the frog, and agrees to carry the scorpion. <br> | ||
The frog says, “What the hell did you do that for? Now we’re both | They wade into the river. Midway across, the scorpion stings the frog. | ||
The scorpion | The frog says, “What the hell did you do that for? Now we’re both screwed!”<br> | ||
The scorpion shrugs. “It's in my nature,” he says. | |||
{{seealso}} | {{seealso}} | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 14 December 2016
A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across the river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung.
“But” the scorpion argues, “if I stung you, we would both drown”.
“Right”, said the frog, and agrees to carry the scorpion.
They wade into the river. Midway across, the scorpion stings the frog.
The frog says, “What the hell did you do that for? Now we’re both screwed!”
The scorpion shrugs. “It's in my nature,” he says.