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Cartoon of a green frog swimming in blue water with a dark red scorpion on its back. Top text: "But now we shall both surely drown", said the Frog. Bottom text: "lol" said the Scorpion, "lmao".

The Scorpion and the Frog, Now With lol

A modern retelling of the classic Scorpion and the Frog fable where the scorpion answers with early internet slang, "lol" and "lmao". Fable meets chat-speak.

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Cartoon of a green frog swimming in blue water with a dark red scorpion on its back. Top text: "But now we shall both surely drown", said the Frog. Bottom text: "lol" said the Scorpion, "lmao".

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