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The Fables of Aesop

Chapter 18 - The Bald Man and ..

There was once a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer’s day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time.

The Man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but—whack—his palm came on his head instead; again the Fly tormented him, but this time the Man was wiser and said: 'You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.

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