The Spider and the Fly

_Visayan_

Mr. Spider wanted to marry Miss Fly. Many times he told her of his

love and begged her to become his wife, but she always refused for

she did not like him.

One day when she saw Mr. Spider coming again Miss Fly closed all

the doors and windows of her house and made ready a pot of boiling

water. Then she waited, and when Mr. Spider called, begging her

to allow him to enter, she answered by throwing boiling water at

him. This made Mr. Spider very angry and he cried:

"I will never forgive you for this, but I and my descendants will

always despise you. We will never give you any peace."

Mr. Spider kept his word, and even today one can see the hatred of

the spider for the fly.

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