▁awk ward ▁par ch ment ▁manuscript ▁prayer ▁book . ▁Each ▁day ▁the ▁fly ▁would ▁per ch ▁on ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁the ▁sheet . ▁Event ually ▁Col man ▁began ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁the ▁fly , ▁thank ed ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁company , ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁his ▁help : ▁ ▁" Do ▁you ▁think ▁you ▁could ▁do ▁something ▁useful ▁for ▁me ? ▁You ▁see ▁yourself ▁that ▁everyone ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁is ▁useful . ▁Well , ▁if ▁I ▁am ▁called ▁away , ▁as ▁I ▁often ▁am , ▁while ▁I ▁am ▁reading , ▁don ' t ▁you ▁go ▁too ; ▁stay ▁here ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁I ▁mark ▁with ▁my ▁finger , ▁so ▁that ▁I ' ll ▁know ▁exactly ▁where ▁to ▁start ▁when ▁I ▁come ▁back . ▁Do ▁you ▁see ▁what ▁I ▁mean ?" ▁ ▁So , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁mouse , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁before ▁Col man ▁put ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁fly ▁to ▁the ▁test . ▁He ▁probably ▁provided ▁the ▁insect ▁with ▁tre ats ▁as ▁he ▁did ▁the ▁mouse — per haps ▁a ▁single ▁drop ▁of ▁h oney ▁or ▁cr umb ▁of ▁c ake . ▁One ▁day ▁Col man ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁visitor . ▁He ▁pointed ▁the ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁manuscript ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁stopped ▁and ▁asked ▁the ▁fly ▁to ▁stay ▁there ▁until ▁he ▁returned . ▁The ▁fly ▁did ▁as ▁the ▁saint ▁requested , ▁ob ed ient ly ▁remaining ▁still ▁for ▁over ▁an ▁hour . ▁Col man ▁was ▁delight ed . ▁There after , ▁he ▁often ▁gave ▁the ▁faithful