Bailey the Bat couldn’t sleep Bailey was supposed to be asleep like Mama and all the other little brown bats high in their roost in the warm hollow tree in the thick green forest Little brown bats were supposed to sleep all day long But Bailey the Bat wasn’t like the rest of the colony Bailey could never sleep during the day There was too much to see and do when the sun was shining
Every morning before bed Bailey’s mama would wrap her wing around the little bat and whisper Get a good day’s rest Bailey We’re going to be busy tonight There are plenty of mosquitoes to be eaten in the darkness of these woods Do not leave the roost while the rest of us are sleeping Do you understand Bailey’s furry brown head would nod Yes Mama
