A vampire
bat came flapping in from the night covered in fresh blood
and
parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep.
Pretty
soon all the other bats smelled the blood and began hassling him
about
where he got it.
He told
them to knock it off and let him get some sleep but they persisted
until
finally he gave in.
"OK,
follow me," he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of
bats
behind him.
Down
through a valley they went, across a river and into
a forest
full of trees.
Finally,
he slowed down and all the other bats excitedly milled
around
him.
"Now, do you see that tree over there?" he asked.
"Yes, yes, yes!" the bats all screamed in a frenzy.
"Good,"
said the first bat, "Because I DIDN'T!"