Aesop's Fables
A
FLY bit the bare
head of a
Bald Man who, endeavoring to
destroy it, gave himself a heavy
slap. Escaping, the Fly said mockingly, "You who have wished to
revenge, even with
death, the Prick of a tiny
insect, see what you have done to yourself to add
insult to
injury?' The Bald Man replied, "I can easily make
peace with myself, because I know there was no
intention to hurt. But you, an
ill-favored and
contemptible insect who delights in sucking human
blood, I wish that I could have killed you even if I had incurred a heavier
penalty."