Hungry Bats

A vampire bat came flapping in from the night, his face covered in fresh blood. He parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep. Pretty soon all the other bats smelled the blood and began to hassle him about where he got it.

“Buzz off,” he said. “I need some sleep.” They were very hungry though, and persisted until he finally 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 of trees.

“Do you see that huge oak tree over there?” he asked.

“Yes, yes, yes!” the bats all shouted.

“Good!” said the tired bat, “Because I sure didn’t.”