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{{quote|'''<small>Scorpion:</small>''' ''[[Taking You with Me|"Better we both should die than my enemy should live."]]''}}
* A variation involves the Lion and the Unicorn. The two were enemies, but the Unicorn agreed to let the Lion borrow its horn. The Lion then ambushed the Unicorn and stabbed it with the horn. When the Unicorn asked why the Lion did this, the Lion responded by asking why the Unicorn trusted its worst enemy in the first place.
* "The Wolf and the Crane" is another fable attributed to Aesop with a similar plot. The Wolf gets a small bone caught in its throat, and pleads with many other animals for help, promising a reward. Only the Crane is willing to do so, using its long beak to extract the bone. However, the only reward the Wolf gives the Crane is allowing him to live, telling it, "You have put your head inside a wolf’s mouth and taken it out again in safety; that ought to be reward enough for you."
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