The birds the beasts and the bat鸟兽和蝙蝠（中英）

The Birds were at war with the Beasts, and many battles were fought with varying success on either side. The Bat did not throw in his lot definitely with either party, but when things went well for the Birds he was found fighting in their ranks; when, on the other hand, the Beasts got the upper hand, he was to be found among the Beasts. No one paid any attention to him while the war lasted: but when it was over, and peace was restored, neither the Birds nor the Beasts would have anything to do with so double-faced a traitor, and so he remains to this day a solitary outcast from both.

鸟类和野兽开战了，双方各有胜负，都没占到什么便宜。蝙蝠显然没有明确地加入到任何一方之中，而总是依附强的一方。当鸟类占上风时，就会发现他在鸟群中；而当兽类占上风时，他又跑到了兽群之中。在战争过程中，谁也没有注意到他。然而，战争一结束，鸟和兽宣告和平相处时，都不想要蝙蝠这样的两面派。所以，从此以后，蝙蝠总在白天躲起来，让双方都看不到他。