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The Mosquito and the Spider |
| Section: CULTURE / FOLK WISDOM |
| Author: Jan Knappert |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/2003 |
| Size: 195 Words, 1,085 Characters |
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One day, the mosquito and the spider were quarreling. The spider Dzigidzi spoke forcefully: "You mosquitoes suck the blood of people as ...
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...t, the mosquito flew out in search of blood, not knowing that the spider had woven a new web. The mosquito was taken by surprise and came too close. So it was that the mosquito was bewitched by the spider and trapped.
This story from the Digo is a warning. No matter how well we know our adversary, we should be alert. It is our own mistakes and carelessness that lead to our undoing.
----J.K.
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