THE BAT 
Will you come out to the rick yard with me to 
look for a Bat ? I feel sure we can see one soon, 
if we look for it by the side of the old yew tree, or 
by the cart shed. Bats are a good deal like mice, 
only they can fly ; they flit up and down in a very 
odd way, and keep near a rick or shed, or else by 
the side of a tree ; but they can fly very fast when 
they like, only that they seem to flit like a moth. 
The Bat has soft, dark fur all over its body — for, 
you know, it is not a bird ; and it has long ears. 
Its eyes look only half open, but it can see very 
well. We find Bats of much use to us, for they 
eat any kind of fly, moth, or gnat, and, like a cat 
