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 hreatened by sharks that patrolled
the area.
Finally one day 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 mysterious
cod
appears and says, "Your wish is granted", 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. While out swimming alone one day he
sees
the mysterious cod again and can't believe his luck.
Justin figured that the fish could change him back into a prawn.
He begs the
cod to change him back so, lo and behold, he is 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 punch line 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 and
I'll not be tricked. " Justin cried back "No, I'm not. That
was the old me.
I've changed."
"I've seen Cod. I'm a prawn again Christian".