A Flea settled upon the bare foot of a Wrestler and bit him, causing the man to call loudly upon Hercules for help. When the Flea a second time hopped upon his foot, he groaned and said, “O Hercules! if you will not help me against a Flea, how can I hope for your assistance against greater antagonists?”
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Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller, traditionally believed to have lived in the 6th century BCE, whose short moral fables have endured for over two millennia. "The Flea and the Wrestler" reflects Aesop's sharp wit in using the humblest of creatures — a flea — to expose human vanity and misplaced reliance on divine intervention.
