A scorpion , being a very poor swimmer , asked a turtle to carry him on his back across a river . “Are you mad?” Exclaimed the turtle . “ you will sting me while I’m swimming and I will down .”
“My dear turtle ,” laughed the scorpion , “ if I were sting you , you would down and I would go down with you . Now where is the logic in that ?”
“ You are right !” Cried turtle . Hop on ! The scorpion climbed aboard and halfway across the river gave the turtle a mighty sting . As they both sank to bottom ,the turtle resignedly said :
Do you mind if I ask Something ? You said there’d be no logic in your stinging me , why did you do it ?
“ It has nothing to do with logic,” the drowning scorpion sadly replied . It’s just my character .
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