Batty

Batty - fact Summary

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A very short, comic vignette in which a baby bat panics and asks for darkness because it fears light. The poem compresses a paradox—an animal associated with night expressed in childlike terror—into a single witty moment. Its simplicity and reversal of expectations create playful irony, making the verse easy to remember and suitable for children while also amusing adults with its sudden, absurd twist.