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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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Author / source Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation)
Period Ancient Greek fable tradition · Townsend translation
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Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation · Fable 274: The Flea and the Wrestler
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