Aesop's fables . THE BALD MAN AND THE FLY A FLY settled on the head of a Bald Man and bit^^*^ him. In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himselfa smart slap. But the Fly escaped, and said to him in derision, * You tried to kill mefor just one little bite; whatwill you do to yourself now,for the heavy smack you havejust given yourself? * * Oh, forthat blow I bear no grudge,he replied, * for I never in-tended myself any harm ; butas for you, you contemptibler 129. insect, who live by sucking human blood, Id haveborne a good deal more than that for the satisfactionof dashing the life out of you ! T
Aesop's fables . THE BALD MAN AND THE FLY A FLY settled on the head of a Bald Man and bit^^*^ him. In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himselfa smart slap. But the Fly escaped, and said to him in derision, * You tried to kill mefor just one little bite; whatwill you do to yourself now,for the heavy smack you havejust given yourself? * * Oh, forthat blow I bear no grudge,he replied, * for I never in-tended myself any harm ; butas for you, you contemptibler 129. insect, who live by sucking human blood, Id haveborne a good deal more than that for the satisfactionof dashing the life out of you ! THE ASS AND THE WOLF A N Ass was feeding in a meadow, and, catching?^^- sight of his enemy the Wolf in the distance,pretended to be very lame and hobbled pamfully the Wolf came up, he asked the Ass how he came tobe so lame, and the Ass replied that in going through ahedge he had trodden on a thorn, and he begged the Wolfto pull it out with his teeth, In case, he said, whenyou eat me, it should stick in your throat and hurt youvery much. The Wolf said he would, and told the Assto lift up his foot, and gave his whole mind to gettingout the thorn. But the Ass suddenly let out with hisheels and fetched the Wolf a fearful kick in the mouth,breaking his teeth; and then he galloped off at fullspeed. As soon as he could speak the Wolf growledto himself, It serves me right: my father taught me tokill, and I ought to have stuck to that trade instead
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