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WHY THE BAT IS BLIND
HE children went on to the smithy. Wantasson asked, "How did you like the thunder this morning, children?"
"We did n't like it at all. Did you, Wantasson?"
"No, I did not like it, nor the lightning either. I shut the door of the shop, but the light came in so bright that I was afraid my eyes would burn out."
"We hid our eyes, did n't we, Tonio?" The brother vouchsafed no answer.
"I would have covered mine, only I had nothing here but hot iron. That would have been as bad as the pitch the bat used."
"What pitch did the bat use?" asked Juanita.
"Why did the bat use pitch?" and Antonio was all interest.
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