A Fable of Flies

Once upon a time there lived a fly who happened by an interesting sight to behold. A large group of flies, some he knew from sharing sugar together at the local dump were all gathered around a rather dull looking lizard. He inched closer to hear the soft spoken lizard announce to the growing crowd.

"Come gather closer my friends so that I may warn you about sinister foes within your midst. They are false prophets who will tell you lies as they look into your face with such innocence!"

The crowd gasped as they witnessed a most peculiar and awful spectacle. The lizard had shot out his sticky tongue and swallowed a fly right before their very eyes. A fly in the crowd spoke up as they all took a step back.

"Hey, whaddya do that for? That was Ernest."

The lizard moved his head as he eyed each and every fly.

"You see, that is what they plan to do to you! They are diabolical. They will lie to you! They will steal your sugar stash! They will eat you, just like this!"

Again a gasp and a scream was heard as the lizard commenced to gulp down another fly. 

"You see my friends, that is what they will do to you! Are you prepared to fight? Why I know exactly what to do if only you will allow me to help you to understand the grave danger you are in. I am here to show you what perils you face. Are you listening to me? Come closer my compatriots and heed my warning. They are the enemy. Their words ring hollow. Only I can show you the way! Let us bow our heads in prayer."

As his friends and neighbors obediently bowed their heads, the fly stifled a scream as he watched the lizard catch three praying flies and one dragonfly and swiftly swallow them whole. 

Little May fly squeaked, "Look mommy, there's a wing sticking out of the lizard's mouth."

The crowd began to murmur. "Now, listen dear friends. Are you going to believe a girl child or me, who is merely showing you what you are up against. I am your friend!"

"But, there is a wing sticking out of your mouth," remarked May's mother. 

"Well, what is a lizard to do? I must eat. Besides, it was breakfast and who would know more about their insidious plot to make a meal of you other than myself? It does take one to know one. But, I am the good and decent lizard! They are the wretched and deceitful lizards!"

The fly spoke up, "I don't think we need your help, especially when you have eaten our neighbors. How are you any better than your kind who intend to disappear us, one after the other? You are the false prophet and I am done listening to you. Let's go my dear flies."

The other flies did not follow him. They lowered their heads and refused to believe the lizard with the soft spoken voice was their enemy. They agreed, it truly was Ernest's fault for getting too close to the reptile.

The fly's diabetic old neighbor, Karen, spoke up, "Yeah, we want to hear him talk. He has kind eyes. He's not one of them."

Another fly yelled out, "Yeah, get lost. Who paid you to come here? Get lost."

As the flies turned on him, he could see the lizard lap up three more flies and a moth. The lizard slyly grinned and winked at the now ostracized fly.

"Your neighbors have spoken. You are not welcome here. Be a good fly and take off."

As his community of winged insects turned their backs to the fly, he sadly walked away, but not before hearing the lizard say, "Do as I say, not as I do," to wild applause.

The End




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