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
threatened 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." . . . (wait for it) . . .
(a bit further)
(a little bit further) . . . . .
"I've found Cod, I'm a prawn again, Christian".