Peter Whish-Wilson compares Prime Minister to the ‘frog’ in scorpion and frog fable
SENATOR WHISH-WILSON: Senator Watt mentioned metaphorically the Prime Minister being ‘a green frog’. I thought it was a very interesting metaphor considering the old fable of the frog and the scorpion who wants to cross the river. We can think of the river as being the next couple of years of this government in Australia. The fable goes that the scorpion says to the frog, ‘Can I jump on your back?’ The frog says: ‘Why would I let you on my back? If I do, you’re going to sting me.’ The scorpion says: ‘No, I won’t do that. I won’t sting you. That would be suicide for both of us.’ The frog thinks about it and, against his better judgement, says, ‘Get on my back.’ So the frog swims across the river with the scorpion and, sure enough, halfway across the river the scorpion stings the frog. The frog says, ‘What did you do that for?’ And the scorpion says: ‘I’m sorry, I couldn’t help myself. It’s in my nature.’
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