Once, a scorpion lived near a hillside and followed the same schedule daily. So the scorpion felt bored with his life and wanted some change in it. So the scorpion decided to go to his cousin’s house which was across the river. The scorpion proceeded to go there but soon he got anxious to see the deep river because he didn’t know how to swim. Suddenly, he noticed a frog leaping around. “Mr. Frog, would you carry me to the other side of the river?” asked the scorpion. “I would have but you see I don’t trust scorpions,” replied the frog. “All scorpions are not bad. If I sting you on the way I will die, for I do not know how to swim,” explained the scorpion. Now the frog saw enough reason in the scorpion’s statement and agreed to carry him across the river.
So the scorpion hopped on to the frog’s back and they set out on the journey. The frog paddled his limbs through the water as fast as he could. Half way through the journey, he suddenly felt a sharp sting on his soft hide. “Why did you sting me? Now both of us shall drown,” cried he. “What can I do? This is my nature,” replied the unrepentant scorpion. The frog and the scorpion immediately were drowned in the gushing water.