I was a frog who lived at the edge of a great river. As a good swimmer, I assisted tourists to cross the river,
spreading my kindness to the world. However, I would never forget that day when a scorpion came by…
On that day, it was raining cats and dogs. I heard the ground shaking – a scorpion came with his frightening
sting thicker than a hundred-year wood. My heart could not help pounding and I eyed him warily.
I expressed my fear, aiming to decently reject the potential request, “I’ve heard of your kind. I see the stinger
you hide behind your back. I wish I could help you, but I cannot risk it”.
He showed me the sting, probably attempting to gain my trust, “Why would I sting you?”, he reasoned. “If
you die, we would both drown.”
“Who would lie at the cost of death!”, the kindness deep from my heart and the logical pattern of thinking
made me feel so. Therefore, I agreed to the request, and it was another day of spreading kindness.
The scorpion climbed atop my back, and I began to swim across the river. The huge waves of water were
smashing my body, and I used all my power to move forward.
Suddenly, I felt an itch, and then severe pain in my back and the organs inside my body seemed to be
burning. It was scorpion poison!
I cried out, bearing extreme pain, “Why did you sting me? You have killed us both!”
The last sentence I heard was still in my mind when I entered heaven, “I couldn’t help it. It’s my nature.”
Nature, nature, nature! I express my gratefulness for born of nature, and I blame my death for the desire of
nature!