# The Bat — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Bat in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** A Bat, the Bat, The Bat, Bat

**First appearance:** 0008-the-bat-and-the-weasels

## Who they are

A creature who claims to be both bird and mammal to escape danger.

## In the story

### [The Bat and the Weasels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-bat-and-the-weasels)

Uses clever deception to escape death by claiming to be a mouse to one Weasel and a bird to another.

### [The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-birds-the-beasts-and-the-bat)

Switches allegiance between Birds and Beasts during the war, ultimately rejected by both.

### [The Cage-Bird and the Bat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-cage-bird-and-the-bat)

Clings to the bars of the cage and questions the bird's singing habits, offering a pointed moral lesson.

### [The Bat, the Bramble, and the Seagull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-bat-the-bramble-and-the-seagull)

Borrowed money for the venture; now hides by day to avoid creditors.

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