Far away in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, two prawns were swimming
around in the sea - one called Justin and the other called Christian. The
prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened by sharks that
patrolled the area.
Finally, one day during a tropical storm, Justin said to Christian "I'm
bored and frustrated at being a prawn, I wish I was a shark then I wouldn't
have any worries about being eaten..." As Justin had his mind firmly on
becoming a predator, a flash of lightning hit the water and, lo and behold,
Justin turned into a shark. Horrified, Christian immediately swam away,
afraid of being eaten by his old mate. Time went on (as it invariably
does...) and Justin found himself becoming bored and lonely as a shark. 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.
During the next tropical storm, Justin figured that the same lightning
force
could change him back into a prawn. Lightning never strikes twice except in
stories like this, but while he was thinking of
being a prawn again, a flash of lightning struck the water next to Justin
and, lo and behold, he turned back into a prawn.
With tears of joy in his tiny little eyes, Justin swam back to his friends
and bought them all a cocktail. (The punchline does not involve a prawn
cocktail - it's much worse!).
Looking around the gathering at the reef, he searched for his old pal.
"Where's Christian?" he asked.
"He's at home, distraught that his best friend changed sides to the enemy
and became a shark" came the reply.
Eager to put things right again and end the mutual pain and torture, he set
off to Christian's house. As he opened the coral gate, the memories came
flooding back. He banged on the door and shouted, "It's me, Justin, your
old
friend. Come out and see me again."
Christian replied, "No way, man. You'll eat me. You're a shark, the enemy.
I
will not be tricked ".

    Justin cried back "No I'm not. That was the old me. I've
    changed........."
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    ....................... I'm a prawn again Christian...!!!

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