THE FLY SPENDS HIS TIME CONSTANTLY INTERFERING WITH THE SPIDER WHO MUST ALWAYS BE SEEKING AND SECURING HIS FOOD IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER, AND CREATING TRAPS BY SPINNING HIS WEB. THE STORY DESCRIBES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS: ONE WHO IS DEDICATED TO AND SERIOUS ABOUT HIS PURPOSE IN LIFE AND WHO USES HIS SPECIAL TALENTS TO ACHIEVE HIS OBJECTIVES; THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL, ALSO BLESSED WITH SPECIAL TALENTS, USES THEM FRIVOLOUSLY TO INTERFERE WITH THOSE WHO ARE BUSY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH SERIOUS CHORES.