Once upon a time a scorpion wanted to cross a brook. On the bank he saw a frog and asked if the frog would give him a ride to the other side.
"Oh no," said the frog. "If I carry you on my back you will sting me."
"But why would I sting you when we would both surely perish?" replied the scorpion.
The frog eventually conceded that the scorpion had a point and agreed to the request.
Half way across, the scorpion stung the frog. Both began to drown.
"Why did you break your word and sting me, knowing it would be certain death for us both?" cried the frog.
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