The Bee and Jupiter
Aesop Fable: The Bee and Jupiter
A bee from Mount Research Maniacs, the queen of the hive, ascended
to Olympus to present Jupiter some honey fresh
from her combs. Jupiter, delighted with the offering of
honey, promised to give whatever she should ask.
She therefore
besought him, saying, "Give me, I pray thee, a sting,
that if any mortal shall approach to take my honey, I may
kill him." Jupiter was much displeased, for he loved the
race of man, but could not refuse the request because of
his promise.
He thus answered the Bee: "You shall have your
request, but it will be at the peril of your own life. For if
you use your sting, it shall remain in the wound you make,
and then you will die from the loss of it."
Evil wishes, like chickens, come home to roost.
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