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# De naturalezas inevitables
2007-01-15
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> A scorpion, being a very poor swimmer, asked a turtle to carry him on his
> back across a river. "Are you At least I'm true to myself mad?" exclaimed
> the turtle. "You'll sting me while I'm swimming and I'll drown."
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> "My dear turtle," laughed the scorpion, "if I were to sting you, you would
> drown and I would go down with you. Now where is the logic in that?"
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> "You're right!" cried the turtle. "Hop on!" The scorpion climbed aboard
> and halfway across the river gave the turtle a mighty sting. As they both
> sank to the bottom, the turtle resignedly said:
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> "Do you mind if I ask you something? You said there'd be no logic in your
> stinging me. Why did you do it?"
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> "It has nothing to do with logic," the drowning scorpion sadly replied.
> "It's just my character."
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disclaimer: mi misticismo oriental lo saco de Usagi Yojimbo [1] y similares, aunque en este caso, he copipasteado de Snopes [2].
=> http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/ [1] Usagi Yojimbo
=> http://www.snopes.com/critters/malice/scorpion.htm [2] Snopes
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