Folktales

The Fly and the God

Once upon a time there was a fly who live in the tiny coconut kingdom called Agama Niyog. This particular fly was unlike the flies that we know and see around us today. This is because this fly was God's favorite, it didn't fly around to look for something and God would give it.

For a time the fly enjoyed in God-favored existence. But one day as it was flying around, it unintentionally entered a palace.

It saw the sultan sorrounded by his wives and concubines. The fly became envious. So when it reached home it asked God to make it a sultan. The fly's was granted in no time.

So it came to pass that the fly became a sultan. And just like sultans of other countries, the fly had several wives and concubines. For a short time the fly was happy as a sultan. But later it got tired. The fly went home to its former dwelling and asked Archangel Gabriel to ask God to make him a prophet.

Archangel Gabriel prostated himself before God, then said, "Dear God, the fly wants to become a prophet. "After few minutes Archangel Gabriel heard a voice say, "Go tell him that I'll make him a prophet."

But being a prophet was not an easy job, so the fly found out. It had to travel from one place to anaother talking to people about faith and love. The fly found out that prophet's life was not a bed of roses. There were always people who wanted to kill it.

One day the fly really got tired of being a prophet and it called for Archangel Gabriel.

"Please tell God that I no longer want ro continue being a prophet."

"What do you wish to be now?", Archangel Gabriel asked.

"I want to become God." The fly said. "Perhaps if I become one I would be happy and satisfied."

Archangel Gabriel thought that the fly's wish was too much. But just the same he prostrated himself before God and said: "Dear God, the fly wants to become a God Now. He grown tired of being a prophet.

When God heard this He promptly changed the fly to its original form.

If you look at a fly very closely, you will notice that it keeps on rubbing its hind legs together. This was its punishment for wishing to become a God.