7/7/2006: Mouse on frog

[Stonan]

Originally Posted by wolf

I'm reminded of a folktale regarding a scorpion and some kind of animal capable of swimming ...

I believe it's a tale about a scorpion and a wolf. The scorpion asks a wolf to take him across a river on his back. The wolf is reluctant at first but the scorpion convinces the wolf that he won't sting him because they would both die. Sure enough, halfway across the scorpion does sting him. As they both sink the wolf asks the scorpion why he did that and scorpion relpys 'I couldn't help myself. it's my nature.'

This was used as a basis for a Star Trek Voyager 2-part episode (http://www.tv.com/star-trek-voyager/...7/summary.html)