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Story 161: Bats Reign Supreme

Bats Reign Supreme

Author: Anonymous

Even if one is full of talent,
he will be bullied because of his tattered clothes;
a bat uses a trick to fly high,
but is oppressed because he has no feathers.

In the beginning of time, all birds wanted to choose a king. At that time, everyone agreed that whoever saw the sun rise first would be the king. Although the bat and the pigeon could see the sun rise at the same time, the bat deliberately delayed in order to become the king. As a result, although the bat saw the sun rise earlier, the birds did not recognize it as the king.

Another time, everyone agreed that whoever flies the highest will be the king of birds. The bat first crawled into the gap between the wings of the roc, which was the highest, to compete with the other birds.

The birds were very tired after flying so much, and the other birds wanted to return to the ground, but the roc thought that it was the king of birds and proudly shouted: “I have flown to the highest altitude!” Then, it spread its wings and flew high.

At this time, the bat crawled out from the feathers of the roc, flew above the roc, and shouted: “I have flown to the highest altitude!” While shouting, it flew higher. Finally, it flew the highest, but all the birds still did not recognize it as the king of birds.

They said: “A thing like this with no feathers but only antennae and ugly colors is not even a bird, so how can it be our king of birds?” In this way, the bat not only did not become the king of birds, but was also excluded from the ranks of ordinary birds.

Although bats are intelligent, they have no feathers, so they are bullied by birds. As a person, clothing is important, but it is more important to have real knowledge.