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-favoured 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.”