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"a scorpion is a kind of bug isn't it"
"yes but it's a good kind"
"it is not!" broke in Tadashi. "I saw a scorpion in alcohol at the museum. On its tail it had a spike like this and if you get stung by that you die! That's what the teacher said."
"That's right, but it's still a good bug. This is what my father said: Long ago in a field in India there was a scorpion and he lived by killing little insects and things and eating them. Then one day a weasel found the scorpion and was about to eat him up. The scorpion ran away as fast as he could, but finally the weasel seemed to have him cornered. All of a sudden there was a well in front of him and the scorpion fell in. No matter how he struggled the scorpion couldn't get back out, and he started to drown. So then the scorpion said, 'I have taken the lives of I don't know how many living things in my time. But when the weasel tried to catch me how I tried with all of my might to escape! In spite of that, I end up here. Why didn't I just quietly accept my fate and give myself up to the weasel? If I'd done that, the weasel would've had food to live one day longer. Oh God, look into my heart! Instead of throwing my life away vainly like this, grant that my body may be used for the true welfare of all." - kenji miyazawa from a beautiful larger work. please read it. it's very short and easy to read as it is written to be understandable to children. i really hope someone else has read this.
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