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WHY THE BAT COMES OUT ONLY AT NIGHT
$ o T8 ^, b- ^Long, long ago, there was a war between the birds and the beasts. No one knows what they fought about.
$ A0 ~/ B& m+ K1 |+ D" L5 ?% T" pThe bat did not know whose side he should take. He thought and thought, then decided he must try to be on the side of the winners.
8 e1 ~& I9 s) p0 s6 z+ |* v& F1 V, iSo he watched from far away. After a while, it seemed that the birds were going to win. He flew over to join them.+ Y* @( `/ T- ?: P8 `& ~* D1 l
“What on earth are you doing here?” a bird shouted at him.( ?: k; i% `* i. ^$ d: i+ N, Z }
“Can’t you see I’m a bird?” the bat said with a smile. “Look, I have wings, just like you.”
) h: c: j U$ U4 v0 G$ W( ~“Come along, then,” said the bird. “Don’t hide behind others.”
+ M( g# m/ k3 J1 L1 JBut things changed soon. Now it seemed that the beasts were winning. So the bat left the birds in a hurry and went over to the beasts.3 r' o+ q+ q8 t2 ^1 F* }
“What are you doing on our side?” an animal called out to him. “Are you spying on us?”1 k- h" J7 d- `& k! r( F
“Don’t you know I’m one of you?” asked the bat, showing his teeth. “Look. Can’t you see I’ve got teeth, too?”
7 ~5 \6 N# M# o) W! W“Who are you trying to fool?” said the animals. “We saw you fighting on the side of the birds just now.”
; S3 ?* c: @% d' |# OSo the beasts drove him off. Of course the birds refused to take him back.! a1 w( ~5 { z- ~
When the beasts and the birds saw neither side could win, they decided to stop fighting.
% V; z; h+ Z- i/ x1 F C4 z1 E' dNeither beasts nor birds would have the bat as their friend, so he was afraid to leave his home. Ever since then, he comes out only at night.
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