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A long time ago the birds challenged the animals to a game of ball. They divided into two teams: Animals with four feet would play on one team and the birds would play on the other team.

The game began. The raccoon on the animal team tossed the ball into the air. The crow caught it easily and the other birds hooted and chirped. They cheered so loudly that they woke up the bat sleeping in its cave.

The bat followed the cheering sounds and flew to the ball field. The bat went up to the animals' team and said, "I want to play. Can I join the animals?"

"You have wings," said the fox. "You can't be an animal."

"And you don't have four legs," howled the wolf.

The bat flew over to the birds' team.
"You're not a bird!" hooted the owl. "You don't have feathers and you have teeth."

The bat went back to the animals and asked again to join their team. The mouse, about the same size as the bat, convinced the bigger animals to let the bat play. "You can play," growled the bear, "but stay out of my way."

The game began again and the birds took the lead, quickly flying up to catch the ball almost every time.

Finally the bat worked up the courage to act. Every time a bird was about to catch the ball, the bat flew up and grabbed the ball with its teeth, sometimes taking it right out of the bird's beak.

Again and again the bat caught the ball, winning the game for the animals. They agreed that even though the bat had wings, it would always be on the animals' team.

What part of America did this legend come from?
Northwest Canada
Northwest US
Southeast US
Southeast US Which of these played on the animals' team?
crow
mouse
owl
mouse Where was the bat when the game began?
in its cave
in a tree
in a hole on the ball field
in its cave Which of these did NOT play on the animals' team?
crow
mouse
raccoon
crow Which of these features did ALL the animal team members have?
feathers
teeth
wings
teeth Which of these features did ALL the bird team members have?
4 feet
teeth
wings
wings Which team was winning the game before the bat joined in?
animals
birds
It was a tie.
birds Which team won the game?
animals
birds
It was a tie.
animals How did the bat know about the ballgame?
The mouse told the bat about it.
The bat heard the birds cheering.
The bat saw the birds flying to the field.
The bat heard the birds cheering. What does this legend explain?
why bats fly
how bats came to be the only flying mammal
why bats are birds
how bats came to be the only flying mammal

Wordville Print Legends