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 by sharks.
Finally Justin said to Christian, "I'm fed up with being a prawn, I wish I was a shark, then I wouldn't have any worries about being eaten."
A large, mysterious cod appeared and said, "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 passed. Justin found life as a shark boring and lonely. All his old mates simply swam away whenever he came close to them.
While swimming alone one day he saw the mysterious cod again and he begged to be changed back. It happened! What a miraculous thing! With tears of joy in his tiny little prawn-eyes, Justin swam back to his friends. But looking around the reef 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 and became a shark," came the reply.
Eager to put things right again, Justin 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".
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