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 inhabited the area.

Finally one day Justin said to Christian, "I'm fed up with
being a prawn; I wish I was a shark, and then I wouldn't have any
worries about being eaten."

A large mysterious cod appeared and said, "Your wish is granted."
Lo and behold, Justin turned into a shark.
Horrified, Christian immediately swam away, afraid of being
eaten by his old mate. Time passed (as it invariably does)and
Justin found life as a shark boring and lonely. All his old mates
simply swam away whenever he came close to them. Justin didn't
realize that his new menacing appearance was the cause of his sad plight.

While swimming alone one day he saw the mysterious cod again and
he thought perhaps the mysterious fish could change him back
into a prawn. He approached the cod and begged to be changed back,
and,lo and behold, he found himself 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 realized he 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 & 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 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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