Issue 8: Animals

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In this issue we explore the animal kingdom - from the threats facing our animal cousins to the incredible lessons to be learned across species lines.

After Aesop II

By Christina Pettersson

Christina Pettersson, "After Aesop II" (2013). pencil on paper.
Christina Pettersson, “After Aesop II” (2013). pencil on paper.

The Scorpion and the Frog

A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the

scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The

frog asks, “How do I know you won’t sting me?” The scorpion

says, “Because if I do, I will die too.”

The frog is satisfied, and they set out, but in midstream,

the scorpion stings the frog. The frog feels the onset of

paralysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown,

but has just enough time to gasp “Why?”

Replies the scorpion: “Its my nature…”

— from Aesop’s Fables

 

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