The Wasp and the Snake
Long ago, a green snake lived beside an old forest with cool streams. All day the snake moved slowly and lay in the sun on big rocks. One day the cheerful and clever wasp of the forest saw the snake. Without any reason, the little wasp landed on the snake's head. With its bright sting it began to sting that head very hard. The snake felt a great pain and shook its head quickly.
But the clever wasp never left the snake's head. The snake went into the bushes, but the wasp did not fall. "Please, leave my head, it hurts so much!" the snake shouted. The wasp only laughed and said, "I will never leave you alone!" Every minute the pain of the snake grew bigger. At last the snake got very angry and full of rage.
The snake was blind with rage and acted without thinking. The snake quickly went into a narrow hole in an old tree to shake off the wasp. At the last moment the wasp flew away. But the snake got stuck in the narrow hole and could not move for hours. The snake could not hurt its enemy, but it fell into the trap of its own anger. A person who acts in anger hurts himself more than the enemy. Sharp vinegar harms its own jar.