The Bat

(Stuffed Bat by Vincent Van Gogh)

The ending isn't that scary is it? The bat was such a peculiar creature. The animals welcomed him into the forest with open arms with him being the same as the others. He would seek advice by the bear, yet never applied anything he learned. He wanted to be like the wolves, and at first he could have been on of them, but he was impatient. Wolves went for greater game, yet he went for scraps. He was humble when he came into the forest not knowing anyone, but as soon as he became comfortable he knew who he would call friends and who he would call enemies. The bat wasn't strong minded, but would always fly high before he began to talk down upon the animals he saw as threats. The bat knew what to tell the animals, and he even convinced some of them to follow him. The only reason why they did was due to his ability to fly, which made him appear to be powerful. The only animals that could oppose him was the hawk and the owl, but they did not bring him down for his actions. The hawk kept his distance from the bat due to his hatred for him, and the owl was his closest friend at one point. No one liked the bat, yet no one told him to leave the forest. Maybe they did not have the heart to tell him that he did not belong in that forest. Maybe the animals wanted him to bring more animals into the forest. The animals used him. So who was worse in the forest? The bat was not naive. The bat knew he did not belong in that forest, but I know why he stayed. He wanted the one thing all the other animals wanted. Power. He would fly over the rabbits and the foxes to swoop down to obtain them as his own. He would even bring down the mountain lion so she would stay out of his plans. Surprisingly, the bat actually did succeed in his devious mission. He did sink his teeth into some animals, and once they were no longer use to him he would fly away, leaving the animal used and hurting. The reason why the bat was not the biggest threat was due to not thinking of the grand scheme of going to the mountain. Most of the animals wanted to be on the top of the mountain to rule over all the animals, but the bat just wanted to rule over one defenseless animal at a time. I wonder who was the greater of those two evils?