The Scorpion and the Frog

One day, a scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through the forests and hills. He climbed over rocks and under vines and kept going until he reached a river. The river was wide and swift, and the scorpion stopped to reconsider the situation. He couldn't see any way across. So he ran upriver and then checked downriver, all the while thinking that he might have to turn back. Suddenly, he saw a frog sitting in the rushes by the bank of the stream on the other side of the river. He decided to ask the frog for help getting across the stream. Hellooo !r. "rog# called the scorpion across the water, $ould you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river% $ell now, !r. Scorpion# How do & know that if & try to help you, you wont try to kill me% asked the frog hesitantly. 'ecause, the scorpion replied, &f & try to kill you, then & would die too, for you see & cannot swim# (ow this seemed to make sense to the frog. 'ut he asked. $hat about when & get close to the bank% )ou could still try to kill me and get back to the shore# This is true, agreed the scorpion, 'ut then & wouldn't be able to get to the other side of the river# *lright then...how do & know you wont just wait till we get to the other side and TH+( kill me% said the frog. *hh..., crooned the scorpion, 'ecause you see, once you've taken me to the other side of this river, & will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with death, now would it%#

So the frog agreed to take the scorpion across the river. He swam over to the bank and settled himself near the mud to pick up his passenger. The scorpion crawled onto the frog's back, his sharp claws prickling into the frog's soft hide, and the frog slid into the river. The muddy water swirled around them, but the frog stayed near the surface so the scorpion would not drown. He kicked strongly through the first half of the stream, his flippers paddling wildly against the current. Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back. * deadening numbness began to creep into his limbs. )ou fool# croaked the frog, (ow we shall both die# $hy on earth did you do that% The scorpion shrugged, and did a little jig on the drownings frog's back. & could not help myself. &t is my nature. Then they both sank into the muddy waters of the swiftly flowing river.

Self destruction , &ts my (ature , said the Scorpion... *n &nteresting article regarding this fable

The 'ear and the Two Travelers

T$O !+( were traveling together, when a 'ear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up -uickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the 'ear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could. The 'ear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. $hen he was -uite gone, the other Traveler descended from the tree, and jocularly in-uired of his friend what it was the 'ear had whispered in his ear. He gave me this advice, his companion replied. (ever travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger.

The .row and the /itcher

* .0O$ perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight. $hen he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. *t last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life.

Teks explanation adalah teks yang menjelaskan proses dari fenomena alam, sosial budaya, atau topik ilmiah dan berbagai macam topik lainnya yang melalui sebuah proses. Struktur teks explanation, yaitu: 1. Penjelasan secara umum 2. Penjelasan proses . Penutup !ontoh teks explanation: The Process of Rain "ater in the earth is kept in many places like the ocean, the ocean, the ri#er and the lake. $ut don%t be &rong, the plants lea#es and the land also kept &ater. 'ach day, this &ater &ill e#aporate &ith help of the sun. The process &here &ater e#aporates from plants is called transpiration. (fter&ards the #apour &ill experience the process of condensation &here the #apour &ill condense and turn into a cloud. The form of the cloud al&ays changes according to &eather conditions. The clouds &ill mo#e to different locations &ith the help of &ind that bello&s #ertically or hori)ontally. The mo#ement of the #ertical &ind results in the cloud forming big %lumps%. (fter that, the &ind increases the si)e of the cloud and each cloud &ill o#erlap. *inally the cloud &ill reach the atmosphere that has a lo&er temperature. +ere the particles of &ater and ice is formed. '#entually, the &ind can not support the &eight of the cloud and so the cloud that is full &ith &ater &ill experience a process called precipitation or the process &here rain or hail falls to earth.

This article is about the biological process. *or other uses, see ,etamorphosis -disambiguation..

( dragonfly in its final moult, undergoing metamorphosis from its nymph form to an adult. Metamorphosis is a biological process by &hich an animal physically de#elops after birth or hatching, in#ol#ing a conspicuous and relati#ely abrupt change in the animal%s body structure through cell gro&th and differentiation. Some insects, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, !nidarians, echinoderms and tunicates undergo metamorphosis, &hich is usually -but not al&ays. accompanied by a change of habitat or beha#ior. Scientific usage of the term is exclusi#e, and is not applied to general aspects of cell gro&th, including rapid gro&th spurts. /eferences to 0metamorphosis0 in mammals are imprecise and only collo1uial, but historically idealist ideas of transformation and monadology, as in 2oethe%s Metamorphosis of Plants, influenced the de#elopment of ideas of e#olution.

Amphibian metamorphosis

Stages in the metamorphosis of a frog. (mphibian metamorphosis undergoes a single change from a lar#a, called a tadpole, to an adult. 3n the typical amphibian lifecycle, eggs are laid in &ater. The tadpole then emerges from the egg, and s&ims freely &ithin the &ater. The tadpole has gills, a tail and a small circular mouth. The tadpole &ill gro&, until it begins metamorphosis. ,etamorphosis begins &ith the de#elopment of the hind legs, then the front legs. The

lungs de#elop, and the tadpole begins to s&im to the surface of the &ater to breathe. The intestine shortens to accommodate a carni#orous diet, and the eyes migrate rostrally and dorsally. 3n frogs the tail is absorbed by the body, for the last stage of metamorphosis. There are many de#iations from the typical amphibian lifecycle. Some species of salamander do not need to metamorphose to be sexually mature, and &ill only metamorphose under certain en#ironmental stresses. ,any species of frog from the tropics lay their eggs on land, &here the tadpoles undergo metamorphosis &ithin the egg. 4nce they hatch, they are immature copies of the adults, sometimes possessing a tail &hich is re5absorbed in a couple of days.