The mother eats the moths and gnats she catches 14 In full flight; in full flight 15 The mother drinks the water of the pond 16 She skims across. 17 Her baby hangs on tight. 18 Her baby drinks the milk she makes him 19 In moonlight or starlight, in mid-air. 20 Their single shadow, printed on the moon 21 Or fluttering across the stars, 22 Whirls on all night; at daybreak 23 The tired mother flaps home to her rafter. 24 The others all are there. 25 They hang themselves up by their toes, 26 They wrap themselves in their brown wings. 27 Bunched upside-down, they sleep in air. 28 Their sharp ears, their sharp teeth, their quick sharp faces 29 Are dull and slow and mild. 30 All the bright day, as the mother sleeps, 31 She folds her wings about her sleeping child. 32 Bats By: Randall Jarrell Checking for Understanding
14 The mother eats the moths and gnats she catches 15 In full flight; in full flight 16 The mother drinks the water of the pond 17 She skims across. 18 Her baby hangs on tight. 19 Her baby drinks the milk she makes him 20 In moonlight or starlight, in mid-air. 21 Their single shadow, printed on the moon 22 Or fluttering across the stars, 23 Whirls on all night; at daybreak 24 The tired mother flaps home to her rafter. 25 The others all are there. 26 They hang themselves up by their toes, 27 They wrap themselves in their brown wings. 28 Bunched upside-down, they sleep in air. 29 Their sharp ears, their sharp teeth, their quick sharp faces 30 Are dull and slow and mild. 31 All the bright day, as the mother sleeps, 32 She folds her wings about her sleeping child. Bats By: Randall Jarrell Checking for Understanding
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