Animal Stories Of The North

Translated by Fainna Solasko
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Illustrated by Y.Rachov

Bat

An Evenk Story

Bat perched in a tree, gazed at her children and said, "You're luckier than anyone else! You're better off than anyone else! You can fly like birds and run about like beasts."

Just then a flock of geese winged by. The lead goose saw Bat and cried out,

"It's war! All the birds have sent their children off to war. What re you waiting for, Bat?"

"You can't be serious," Bat replied. "That's what the birds did. But I'm no bird," she said and scurried off into the forest.

The geese looked after her.

"Indeed," they said. "Bat's a beast that runs on all fours and can't fly."

Bat chuckled as she hurried along. "What stupid geese they are: They can go to war if they want to, but we're going for a walk, children," she said.

They strolled about in the taiga and soon came upon some running boars. The lead boar saw Bat, stopped and said,

"It's war! All the beasts have sent their children off to war, but here you are, strolling along with yours!"

"Why, Boar, I'm no beast," Bat said and flew off.

The boars were astonished. "Indeed. Bat's a bird that flies and can't run."

The war ended. The birds and the beasts destroyed the enemy. As the beasts marched home they sang a happy song. Bat and her children fell in with them and began to sing, too.

"Begone!" the beasts shouted and chased Bat and her children away.

Never have bats run on all fours since then.

The birds were flying back from the war, singing a happy song. Once again Bat and her children fell in with them.

"Begone!" the birds cried out and chased Bat and her children away.

Bat became very frightened. She flew away and hid. Ever since then bats have only come out at night, and even then they are very cautious, for they're afraid of the birds and the beasts.

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