The Scorpion & the Crocodile
A scorpion came out of the desert to the banks of the Nile, whereupon
he accosted a crocodile. "My dear chap," he said to the crocodile,
"could we form an alliance to get to the other side of the Nile?"
The crocodile answered, "Do you think I am stupid? I would be
at your complete mercy. You could sting me and kill me at any time during
the crossing."
"Of course not," said the scorpion. "I promise not to
sting you, because if I did sting you, I would drown."
The crocodile thought for a second and then agreed this made sense
and took the scorpion on his back. About midstream, the scorpion became
agitated and stung the crocodile.
As the two were about to go under, the crocodile turned to the scorpion
and said, "Now we will both die. What possible explanation or logic
is there for such an act?"
"There is none," said the scorpion, "this is the Middle
East.
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