Far away in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, two prawns were
swimming around in the sea - one called Justin & the other called
Christian.
The prawns were constantly being harassed & 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, then I wouldn't have any
worries about being eaten."
A large mysterious cod appeared & said, "Your wish is granted" & lo &
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) & Justin found life as a shark
boring & lonely.
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 swimming alone one day he saw the mysterious cod again & he
thought perhaps the mysterious fish could change him back into a prawn.
He approached the cod & begged to be changed back, & lo & behold, he
found himself turned back into a prawn.
With tears of joy in his tiny little eyes Justin swam back to his
friends & 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 realised 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 & end the mutual pain & torture, he set
off to Christian's abode.
As he opened the coral gate memories came flooding back. He banged on
the door & shouted, "It's me, Justin, your old friend, come out & see me
again."
Christian replied,"No way man, you'll eat me. You're now a shark, the
enemy, & 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"