The Scorpion and The Frog

A few of us were talking on Twitter tonight about this famous story – which I’ve always assumed was written by Orson Welles for his 1955 film “Mr Arkadin” – about the scorpion and the frog.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyVvSWvL764&hl=en&fs=1]

I’ve used this as my expectation of people ever since I first saw the film 20 years ago. People will do what their character demands.