The Bat and the Crocodile

Long long ago there was a crocodile and a bat. A party was going on and Platypus told Bat that Crocodile hated him. So Bat picked up his spear and threw the spear at Crocodile and the crocodile died. Everybody chased Bat up to the mountains and into a cave. Everybody chucked their spears in the cave.

Bat gasped for air but he was pretending then Bat cut his tongue on the spears and chucked them back. Everybody thought that Bat had died and ran back home. Just then Bat came out of the cave and said "Fooled you!"

Everybody raced back up to the mountains and threw their spears in the cave again. So Bat cut his tongue and everyone thought he was really dead now. So everyone went back to the village but Bat popped out again. They all said "Bat is too tricky for us."

So Bat still lives up in the caves not daring to come out.

Retold and illustrated by Michael 

Elanora Heights Primary School

Sydney - Australia

This page was last modified on 23rd June, 1999