"
At last the beasts seemed to be gaining the victory. The bat flew
to them and said, "I am a beast. Look at my body and you will see
that I am. I shall fight on your side."
New flocks of birds came to help their relatives, and the battle
soon turned against the beasts.
Then the bat skulked over to the other side. "I am a bird," said
he. "I can prove it by my wings," and he fought with the birds.
At last the war was over. The bat was hated by beasts and birds.
Both made war upon him. He was obliged to slink off and hide in
dark places during the day, never showing his face until dusk.
THE BEES, THE DRONES, AND THE WASP
Some working bees had made their comb in the hollow trunk of an
oak.
The drones said, "We made that comb. It belongs to us."
"You did not make that comb," replied the workers. "You know
very well that you did not. We made it."
The drones answered, "That comb belongs to us and we are going to
have it."
So the workers took the case to Judge Wasp that he might decide
the matter.
The workers and the drones settled down before him. "You workers
and drones," said he, "are so much alike in shape and color that
it is hard to tell which has been seen in the tree. But I think
the matter can be justly decided.
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