Unfortunately for the wasp, he got very angry with the monkey

A monkey, whilst munching a ripe pear, was pestered by the bare-faced importuni ties of a wasp, who, nolens volens, would have a part. After threatening the monkey with his anger if he further hesitated to submit to his demand, he settled on the fruit, but was as soon knocked off by the monkey. The irritable wasp now had recourse to inver tive and, after using the most insulting language, which the other calmly listened to, he so worked himself up into violent passion that, losing all consideration of the penalty, he flew to the face of the monkey and stung him with such rage that he was unable to extricate his weapon, and was compelled to tear himself away, leaving it in the wound-thus entailing on himself a lingering death, accom panied by pains much greater than those he had inflicted