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Chopsticks

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Chopsticks

The World’s Most Played Piano Tune

As a piece of music played using two hands on the piano, it has come to represent all that is easy and basic. In its simplest form, “Chopsticks” is a one octave-spanning, C major ditty that every child learns to play on the piano.

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The Scorpion and The Frog

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The Scorpion and The Frog

Are Your Behaviours Innately Ordained?

The Scorpion and the Frog is a fable about a scorpion asking a frog to carry him across a river. The frog is afraid of being stung during the trip, but the scorpion argues that if it stings the frog, the frog would sink and the scorpion would also drown. The frog agrees and begins to carry the scorpion, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. The dying frog asks the scorpion why it stung despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: "I am sorry, but I couldn't resist the urge. It's in my nature."

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