A vampire bat covered in fresh blood

[Dixie]

A vampire bat came flapping in from the night covered in and parked himself on the ceiling of the cave to get some sleep. Pretty soon all the other bats smelled the blood and began hassling him about where he got it. He told them to go away 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 forest of trees. Finally he slowed down and all the other bats excitedly milled around him. "Now do you see that tree over there?" he asked.

"YES, YES, YES!" the bats all screamed in a frenzy.

"Good," said the first bat, "because I didn't."