This is "allegory" in an over- simplified nutshell. You will need to find a copy of the scorpion and the frog tale to start this out. (It's the one where the scorpion talks a frog into helping him cross the river and stings the frog half way over because it is his nature to kill.)

1. Once upon a time…

2. What is an ALLEGORY?

3. Definition An allegory is an extended metaphor, especially a story in which fictional characters and actions are used to understand and express aspects of concepts relating to human existence.

4. So, it’s a metaphor… =

5. … a reeaallly loooong metaphor that a story is based on. Not a little bit… … but a lot a bit!

6. How could he just dump me for another girl!? We use them to clarify or teach lessons about life and human nature. Let me tell you a story…