▁fly ▁a ▁little ▁task ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁proud ▁to ▁do ▁for ▁him . ▁The ▁other ▁mon ks ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁mar vel ▁that ▁they ▁wrote ▁it ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁records , ▁which ▁is ▁how ▁we ▁know ▁about ▁it . ▁ ▁But ▁a ▁fly ' s ▁life ▁is ▁short . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁summer , ▁Col man ' s ▁little ▁friend ▁was ▁dead . ▁While ▁still ▁m our ning ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁fly , ▁the ▁mouse ▁died , ▁too , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁ro oster . ▁Col man ' s ▁heart ▁was ▁so ▁heavy ▁at ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁last ▁pet ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁friend ▁Saint ▁Col um ba . ▁Col um ba ▁respond ed : ▁ ▁" You ▁were ▁too ▁rich ▁when ▁you ▁had ▁them . ▁That ▁is ▁why ▁you ▁are ▁sad ▁now . ▁Tr ouble ▁like ▁that ▁only ▁comes ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁rich es . ▁Be ▁rich ▁no ▁more ." ▁ ▁Col man ▁then ▁real ised ▁that ▁one ▁can ▁be ▁rich ▁without ▁any ▁money ▁( C urt ay ne - L inn ane ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Early ▁Christian ▁Ireland ▁Saint ▁Col man ▁mac ▁Du agh , ▁patron ▁saint ▁archive ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 5 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 6 3 2 ▁death s ▁Category : I r ish ▁Christian ▁mon ks ▁Category : 7 th - century ▁Christian ▁sain ts ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁Gal way ▁Category : Med ieval ▁Irish ▁sain ts ▁Category : 6 th -