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WHY THE BAT COMES OUT ONLY AT NIGHT
! X1 ]; W9 v/ C e. S: n7 f6 kLong, long ago, there was a war between the birds and the beasts. No one knows what they fought about.% Z1 j3 r4 `; J# N4 y
The 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 \) m* Q. C7 OSo he watched from far away. After a while, it seemed that the birds were going to win. He flew over to join them.4 u; L; |6 N6 S: Y9 N) E3 z, |
“What on earth are you doing here?” a bird shouted at him., h6 N4 e. ~, c- J$ Z% a
“Can’t you see I’m a bird?” the bat said with a smile. “Look, I have wings, just like you.”
3 j8 \! K# C7 C" C& W4 u& E“Come along, then,” said the bird. “Don’t hide behind others.”0 t. L# k' k; P5 F) `
But 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.! S K3 o) O x' ~/ Q* |$ ]0 o
“What are you doing on our side?” an animal called out to him. “Are you spying on us?”5 w0 w5 n# n4 s8 n) L
“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?”6 ~$ a( `1 [" X# k- e" q' T
“Who are you trying to fool?” said the animals. “We saw you fighting on the side of the birds just now.”7 G5 |9 \# Y1 {0 H$ W7 H: b2 p
So the beasts drove him off. Of course the birds refused to take him back.% w3 C' Q5 J% S% k
When the beasts and the birds saw neither side could win, they decided to stop fighting.: _+ T0 A8 C5 q! |
Neither 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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