Tara

15 Character

1	A Scorpion found itself trapped on a sand bank soon to be submerged by the torrent of a river in flood.
2	Seeing a Frog, the Scorpion pleaded that the Frog to carry him to safety.
3	The Frog replied and said: As a creature known for its insanity, how then can I be assured you will not sting me?
4	The Scorpion said thus: Kind Frog, for reason assures that upon such act, we would both assuredly die.
5	Upon these words, the Frog felt satisfied and they set out.
6	But midstream, the Frog did feel the horrendous pain of the Scorpion sting.
7	As the Frog could feel the paralysis course throughout his body and they started to sink, he called out in his final breath the single word of why?
8	To which the Scorpion said thus: Alas!, it is the curse of my character that I destroy that which I cherish most.