Post by Matthew Halliday on Oct 30, 2006 13:04:52 GMT -5
Far away in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, two prawns were
swimming around in the sea - one called Justin and the other
Christian.
The prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened by sharks
that inhabited the area. Finally one day Justin said to Christian,
"I'm fed up with being a prawn, I wish I was a shark, then I
wouldn't have any worries about being eaten."
A large mysterious cod appeared and said, "Your wish is granted..."
Lo and behold, Justin turned into a shark...
Horrified, Christian immediately swam away, afraid of being eaten by
his old mate.
Time passed (as it invariably does) and Justin found life as a shark
boring and lonely. All his old mates simply swam away whenever he
came close to them. Justin didn't realise that his new menacing
appearance was the cause of his sad plight.
While swimming along one day, he saw the strange cod again and he
thought perhaps the mysterious fish could change him back into a
prawn.
He approached the cod and begged to be changed back, and, lo and
behold, he found himself turned back into a prawn.
With tears of joy in his tiny eyes, Justin swam back to his friends
and bought them all a cocktail.
Looking around the gathering at the reef, he realised he couldn't
see his old pal.
"Where's Christian?" he asked.
"He's at home, still distraught that his best friend changed sides
to the enemy & became a shark", was the reply.
Eager to put things right, Justin set off for Christian's house. As
he opened the coral gate, memories came flooding back.
He banged on the door and shouted; "It's me, Justin, your old
friend, come out and let me see you..."
Christian replied; "No way; you'll eat me. You're now a shark, the
enemy, I'll not be tricked into being your dinner."
Justin shouted back; "No, I'm not. That was the old me. I've
changed..."
"I've found Cod... I'm a Prawn again Christian"