A Fly settled on the head of a Bald Man and bit him. In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himself a smart slap. But the Fly escaped, and said to him in derision, “You tried to kill me for just one little bite; what will you do to yourself now, for the heavy smack you have just given yourself?” “Oh, for that blow I bear no grudge,” he replied, “for I never intended myself any harm; but as for you, you contemptible insect, who live by sucking human blood, I'd have borne a good deal more than that for the satisfaction of dashing the life out of you!”
有一只苍蝇落在了一个秃头男人的头上，不断地咬他。秃子想把苍蝇杀死，他狠狠打了自己一巴掌。苍蝇逃脱了，嘲弄地对他说：“你因为这么一小口就想杀死我，那现在呢，你打了自己那么重一下，你又该怎么对付你自己呢？”男人回答：“哦，对那一下我可没有什么怨恨，因为我从来都没想给我自己造成任何伤害，但是你这个卑鄙的害虫，以吸食人血为生，只要能把你赶出我的生活，我付出再多也是值得的。”