2THE SCORPION & THE FROG - AN AESOP FABLE - BY R.F. GILMORAesop Fable: A beautiful animal fable from long ago that has become a children's literature classic. In this, soon to be favorite version by R.F. Gilmor, the Scorpion sweet talks the Frog, who against his better judgement, agrees to carry the Scorpion across the river. As the two are about to reach the shore on the other side Frog realizes too late, "It is impossible to change the nature of the beast even with acts of kindness "Recommended by The Gunston Trust for Nonviolence in Children's Literature.Ages 3-8+