Two Prawns
Far away in
the tropical waters of the
Finally one day Justin said to Christian, 'I'm fed up with being a
prawn; I wish I was a shark, and then I wouldn't have any worries
about being eaten.'
A large mysterious cod appeared and said, 'Your wish is
granted'
Lo and behold, Justin turned into a shark. Horrified,
Christian immediately swam away, afraid of being eaten by
his old mate. Time passed (as it does) and Justin found life as a shark
boring and lonely. All his old mates simply swam away
whenever he came close to them. Justin didn't realize that his new menacing appearance was
the cause of his sad plight. While swimming alone one
day he saw the mysterious cod again, and he thought perhaps
the mysterious fish could change him back into a prawn.
He approached the cod and begged to be changed back, and, lo and behold, he found himself 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 realized he couldn't
see his old pal. 'Where's Christian?' he asked.
'He's at home, still distraught that his best friend changed sides
to the enemy & 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 abode. As he opened the coral gate,
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 now a shark, the enemy, and I'll not be tricked
into being your dinner.' Justin cried back 'No, I'm not.
That was the old me. I've changed.'.........
'I've
found Cod. I'm a Prawn again, Christian'