Once upon a time, a scorpion found itself on the banks of a wide river, longing to reach the other side. It looked around, searching for a way to cross the water.
"Dear friend," said the scorpion, "I am in need of crossing this river, for I cannot swim. Will you allow me to climb onto your back?"
There was silence. Then the scorpion continued to speak.
"Dear frog," the scorpion said, "I know you may be wary of my venomous nature, but fear not. I have no intention of harming you. If you carry me across, we shall both reach the other side unscathed."
There was silence again. After, the scorpion jumped up and was left hanging in the air. It then floated over the water's surface.
As the scorpion reached the middle of the river, it couldn't resist its instinctual nature. It raised its tail and struck the air beneath it, its deadly poison flowing down into the river.
Confused, the scorpion looked around, realizing there was no frog.
"Scorpion, what's the hold up? Hurry." someone said.
The scorpion looks up in surprise to see the jumping spider on the other side of the river, waving one of her limbs.
"But how? I can't swim!" The scorpion protests.
"You are walking on my web," the jumping spider says.
The scorpion, still confused and wary, eventually crosses the river.
"Your web is very fine and thin," says the scorpion as it reaches land. "I could barely see it."
"Mhm," the jumping spider hummed enigmatically. "We don't have much time. Let's go."
The jumping spider grabbed the scorpion by its pincer and they both disappeared.
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