Question
A Boy was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number when he saw a Scorpion and, mistaking him for a locust, reached out his hand to take him.
The Scorpion, showing his sting, said: “If you had but touched me, my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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Adapted from Aesop’s Fables, by Aesop, Public domain.
Questions
How can you best summarize the story?
A scorpion stings a boy who picks him up accidentally.
A boy captures a scorpion and adds it to his insect collection.
A scorpion almost stings a boy who mistakes the scorpion for a locust.
A scorpion stings a boy because the boy has caught so many locusts.
The Scorpion, showing his sting, said: “If you had but touched me, my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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Adapted from Aesop’s Fables, by Aesop, Public domain.
Questions
How can you best summarize the story?
A scorpion stings a boy who picks him up accidentally.
A boy captures a scorpion and adds it to his insect collection.
A scorpion almost stings a boy who mistakes the scorpion for a locust.
A scorpion stings a boy because the boy has caught so many locusts.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
A scorpion almost stings a boy who mistakes the scorpion for a locust.