Little Happier: The Fable “The Scorpion and the Frog” Warns Us to Stay Wary of the Dangerous Ones

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 2 minutes

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The fable “The Scorpion and the Frog” reminds us not to trust a scorpion. No matter what argument it makes or what the situation is, in the end, it’s still a scorpion. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; podcast@gretchenrubin.com Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, and Happier in Hollywood. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How did Malcolm finally gain his cat's respect?
0:03.1	Was it because he saved 35% on Trainline,
0:06.0	then bravely looked into the eyes of his dismissive pet,
0:09.2	where he saw something that said,
0:11.9	I don't actually hate you.
0:14.9	His Trainline detanged for Malcolm gaining his cat's respect.
0:18.8	We hope so.
0:19.7	We really do.
0:21.4	Great journey start with Trainline.
0:24.2	Average savings from advanced fairs, rail carts and split-save were available
0:27.2	versus equivalent flexible fair at TNC's apply.
0:30.2	I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier.
0:33.3	I love aphorisms, paradoxes, co-ins and teaching stories of all kinds,
0:37.9	and I do love fables.
0:41.0	A very famous and helpful fable is the story of the scorpion and the frog,
0:46.1	which apparently was first recorded in Russia.
0:49.0	It's very similar to one of Esop's fables,
0:51.5	the story of the farmer and the viper.
0:54.6	Now, in this version of the story,
0:56.6	a scorpion is sitting on the bank of a river and needs to cross.
1:00.4	Because it can't swim, it asks a passing frog to carry it on its back across the water.
1:05.8	The frog hesitates and says,
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