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    16 hours ago

    I’ve also heard a version of that story where the snake bites the kid in the middle of the crossing, and they both drown

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      15 hours ago

      There’s a similar tale with a scorpion and frog, often attributed to Aesop, that ends with them both drowning.

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        14 hours ago

        You know that was probably the version I heard actually