Vampire Bat
A vampire bat came flapping in from the night, face all covered in fresh blood and parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep.
Pretty soon all the other bats smelt the blood and began hassling him about where he got it. He told them to piss off and let him get some sleep, but they persisted until he finally gave in.
“OK, follow me,” he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him. Down through a valley they went, across a river and into a huge forest.
Finally he slowed down and all the other bats were excitedly around him with their tongues hanging out for blood.
“Do you see that large oak tree over there?” he asked. “YES, YES, YES!!!!” the bats all screamed in a frenzy.
“Good!” said the first bat, “Because I didn’t.”
Adapted from: http://www.offi ce-humour.co.uk
Answer these questions based on the text.
1. What did the vampire bat get before he got to the cave?
2. Why did other vampire bats hassle him?
3. Why do you think that the vampire bat finally told where he got all the fresh blood?
4. Where did he get all the fresh blood?
5. How did he get it?
6. Why did the bat show the large oak tree to the other bats?
7. What did probably happen when the other bats knew how he got the fresh blood?
8. What makes the story funny? Tell it in brief.
2. Why did other vampire bats hassle him?
3. Why do you think that the vampire bat finally told where he got all the fresh blood?
4. Where did he get all the fresh blood?
5. How did he get it?
6. Why did the bat show the large oak tree to the other bats?
7. What did probably happen when the other bats knew how he got the fresh blood?
8. What makes the story funny? Tell it in brief.
