Bat Antics

By Malcolm of Bank Street School For Children, NYC.

Bat Wing Detail

Director: all right, all right! Take 123,456,789. Annnnnd... action!!!
Narrator: After flying around chirping for food, and finding nothing to eat, Beta, the Talking Bat, forces himself to move to another cave. His cave is empty of all insects because the farm next door sprayed the fields with insecticide.
Beta: Cheeeepa! Cheeeeeeepa! Must...keep up...sonic...chirping! Must...get ...food!!! CheeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Narrator: Beta finds a large store of mosquitoes who escaped the deadly insecticide.
Beta: Bugs! I'm saved! (Eats) Mmmmmmmmm! Nice and ch...
Director: Cut, Cut.
Beta: What is it now!?!?!
Director: You didn't munch quite right. Ya see, ya hafta... (Beta punches Director)

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