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The Bat and the Weasel

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This story is called The Bat and the Weasel by Aesop. This is a LibraryCall recording. One day, a young bat, who was an inexperienced flyer, fell to the ground and was captured by a hungry weasel. The weasel licked his lips, opened his jaw, and prepared to eat the poor creature. Seeing that he was about to be eaten, the bat begged for the weasel to spare his life. “Please don’t eat me, Mr. Weasel!” "But I couldn’t possibly let you go", said the weasel. "Birds like you have been my enemies since the day I was born." “But I’m not a bird!”, said the bat. “I’m...

The Zoo That Bit Back

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The Zoo that Bit Back I told you a story once before called The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate. Bertie has asked me to tell you what happened to Theo the Monkey. You may recall that he escaped to go in search of chocolate, but later returned to the zoo. He had trouble settling down again, but after not too long he slipped back into the old routine of zoo life. Life in the zoo was not as exciting as on the outside, but it had its attractions. The daily menus catered for everyone’s tastes. Some liked berries, others liked bananas. Some hungered for steak, others for fresh termites.

El murciélago y los coatíes

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Este cuento se llama Los murciélagos y los coatíes escrito por Esopo. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. Un día, cayó un murciélago a tierra y fue apresado por un coatí hambriento. El coatí se humedeció los labios y se preparó para comerse el murciélago. Viéndose próximo a morir, el murciélago suplicó por su vida. “¡Por favor no me comas!” "No podría dejarte ir", dijo el coatí. "Desde que nací, he sido enemigo de los pájaros". “Pero no soy un pájaro sino un ratón”, replicó el murciélago. "¡Ah!" dijo el coatí. "No como ratones".