The scorpion wanted to cross the river and not knowing how to swim, asked the frog for help crossing the river, "Please, leave me climb on your back and take me to the other side". The frog replied: - "crazy bug! As soon as we are on the water, you'll sting me and kill me!" - "What would my motive be?" - the scorpion replied quickly - "If I sting you, you'll die and I'll drown". The frog took a moment to think and, convinced by the scorpion's good sense and objection, loaded the scorpion onto his back and together entered in the water. Halfway through the journey, the frog felt an intense pain in his back, and realized that he had been betrayed by the scorpion. While both were about to die, the frog asked his insane passenger the reason for his actions. "Because I'm a scorpion..." he answered. "It's my nature!"

883 - La rana e lo scorpione.

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Winsor n Newton's white ink on black cardboard