A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number, when he … — Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables — Aesop

A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number, when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting, said: "If you had but touched me, my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!"

Place: ¶20
License: Public domain · Source
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