A wasp settled on the head of a snake and not only stung him several times but clung obstinately to its victim. Maddened with pain, the snake tried every means he could think of to get rid of the creature, but without success.
At last, he became desperate. Crying, "I will kill you, even at the cost of my own life!" he laid his head, with the wasp still upon it, under the wheel of a passing wagon. They both perished together.
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