The Birds were at war with the Beasts, and many battles were fought with varying success on either side. The Bat did not throw in his lot definitely with either party, but when things went well for the Birds he was found fighting in their ranks; when, on the other hand, the Beasts got the upper hand, he was to be found among the Beasts. No one paid any attention to him while the war lasted: but when it was over, and peace was restored, neither the Birds nor the Beasts would have anything to do with so double-faced a traitor, and so he remains to this day a solitary outcast from both.
鸟类和兽类发生了战争，双方交战频频，各有输赢。蝙蝠并没有明确选择站在哪一方，但是当鸟类赢的时候，他就为鸟类而战，而当兽类占了上风的时候，他就会和兽类站在一起。战争的过程中，谁都没有留意到他。一直到战争结束，双方恢复了和平，鸟类和兽类都无法容忍这种两面派的叛徒，于是直到现在，蝙蝠依然既不属于鸟也不属于兽。