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.”