Fable
The Bat & The Weasels
A Bat blundered into the nest of a Weasel, who
ran up to catch and eat him. The Bat begged for his life, but the Weasel would
not listen.
"You
are a Mouse," he said, "and I am a sworn enemy of Mice. Every Mouse I
catch, I am going to eat!"
"But
I am not a Mouse!" cried the Bat. "Look at my wings. Can Mice fly?
Why, I am only a Bird! Please let me go!"
The
Weasel had to admit that the Bat was not a Mouse, so he let him go. But a few
days later, the foolish Bat went blindly into the nest of another Weasel. This
Weasel happened to be a bitter enemy of Birds, and he soon had the Bat under
his claws, ready to eat him.
"You
are a Bird," he said, "and I am going to eat you!"
"What,"
cried the Bat, "I, a Bird! Why, all Birds have feathers! I am nothing but
a Mouse. 'Down with all Cats,' is my motto!"
And
so, the Bat escaped with his life a second time.
Moral
- Set your sails with the wind.
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