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