▁tale ▁of ▁a ▁sc orp ion ▁that ▁cross es ▁the ▁N ile ▁on ▁a ▁f rog ' s ▁back ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁a ▁sleep ing ▁dr unk ard ▁from ▁being ▁st ung ▁by ▁a ▁s nake . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Jewish ▁variant ▁in ▁the ▁Bab yl onian ▁Tal m ud ▁tract ate ▁Ned ar im ▁ 4 1 a ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁ra bbi ▁witness ed ▁a ▁sc orp ion ▁crossing ▁a ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁st ing ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁death . ▁In ▁neither ▁case ▁is ▁the ▁f rog ▁har med . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Book ▁illustr ations ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁- ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁ ▁Category : A es op ' s ▁F ables ▁Category : La ▁Font aine ' s ▁F ables ▁Category : F ict ional ▁fro gs ▁and ▁to ads ▁Category : F ict ional ▁m ice ▁and ▁r ats ▁Category : Liter ature ▁featuring ▁anth rop omorphic ▁characters <0x0A> </s> ▁O ry za ▁n iv ara ▁is ▁a ▁wild ▁pro gen itor ▁of ▁the ▁cultiv ated ▁rice ▁O ry za ▁s ativa . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁growing ▁in ▁sw amp y ▁areas , ▁at ▁edge ▁of ▁p ond ▁and ▁t anks , ▁beside ▁streams , ▁in ▁d itch es , ▁in ▁or ▁around ▁rice ▁fields . ▁G rows ▁in ▁shall ow ▁water ▁up ▁to ▁ 0 . 3 ▁m , ▁in ▁season ally ▁dry ▁and ▁open ▁habit ats . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁annual