Friends?

Can you help me pass

The scorpion asked the frog

For I can't swim

Across the river bog

At once the frog denied

A sting would be death to me

I wouldn't dare

For I would drown, you see

Hesitation gave way

The frog finally agreed

Scorpion aboard, he began to swim

But he should have taken heed

The sting was swift as current

The frog felt the betray

Why would you kill us both

It's my nature and my way....

This is the fable of the frog and scorpion that I attempted to put to prose. A good lesson in being careful who you trust.