The Lion and The Gnat

"Away  with  you,  vile  insect!"  said  a  Lion angrily  to  a  Gnat  that  was  buzzing  around his head.
But the Gnat was not in the least disturbed.
"Do  you  think,"  he said  spitefully  to  the Lion, "that I am afraid of you because they call you king?"
The  next  instant  he  flew  at  the  Lion  and stung  him  sharply  on  the  nose.  
Mad  with rage,  the  Lion  struck  fiercely  at  the  Gnat, but  only  succeeded  in  tearing  himself  with his claws.
Again  and  again  the  Gnat  stung  the  Lion, who now was roaring terribly.
At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the Lion gave up the fight.
The  Gnat  buzzed  away  to  tell  the  whole world about his victory, but instead he flew straight  into  a  spider's  web.  
And  there,  he who  had  defeated  the  King  of  beasts  came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.
The least of our enemies is often the most to be  feared.  Pride  over  a  success  should  not throw us off our guard.