The Scorpion and the Frog is an animal fable that seems to have first emerged in 1954. The Scorpion and the Frog is an animal fable which teaches that vicious people often cannot resist hurting others even when it is not in their interests. The lonely insecure tortoise is concerned that the scorpion will sting him but his desperation for friendship trumps logic. The scorpion doesn’t know swimming. "Never fear," replied the tortoise; "only place yourself squarely on my broad back and I will carry you safely over." The niggling voice in his mind he ignored And he swam to the bank and called out, ‘Climb aboard.’ But just a few moments from when they set sail, The scorpion lashed out with his venomous tail. When he gave it some thought it made perfect sense. This fable seems to have emerged in Russia in the early 20th century, although it was likely inspired by more ancient fables. One tortoise observed the scorpion floating. The tortoise considered the scorpion’s defense. One lazy afternoon day a turtle was swimming happily along a lake. But just a few moments from when they set sail, the scorpion lashed out with his venomous tail. The tortoise considered the scorpion's defense. But the scorpion started biting the tortoise. The turtle thought it was the… The tortoise felt sad. The scorpion proposes that the lonely insecure tortoise allow the scorpion to climb on his back and take the scorpion to the other side of the stream. It felt concern and said, “ scorpion scorpion climb on me I will take you to the bank.” The scorpion climbed on the back of the tortoise.

One day, they have to travel outside their village. The Scorpion and the Tortoise. But he was hardly got half-way across the river, when he heard a terrible rumbling upon his back; which made him ask the Scorpion what he was doing. The niggling voice in his mind, he ignored, and he swam to the bank and called out, "Climb aboard." A scorpion and a tortoise became best friends and they took a vow that they would never be separated. The tortoise too late understood that he'd blundered The Scorpion, on this, without hesitation, got upon the back of the Tortoise, who immediately took water and began to swim. When he gave it some thought, it made perfect sense. On account of its dark morality, there have been many references to it since then in popular culture, including in notable films, television shows, and books. As the turtle was nearing land he heard a scorpion hail it from the muddy shore. So, when one of them was obliged to leave his native land, the other promised to go with him.

No sooner was the scorpion settled on the tortoise's broad back, than the tortoise crawled into the water and began to swim.

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