The cage bird and the batA bird was confined in a cage outside a window.

She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep.

One night a bat came.

He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night.

The bird answered, Last year when I was singing in the daytime, a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.

Since then I have never sung by day.

”The bat replied, "But it is useless to do this now that you have become a prisoner.

" Then he flew away.

金丝雀与蝙蝠挂在窗口笼里的金丝雀，经常在鸟儿睡着的夜里歌唱。

一天晚上，蝙蝠来了，飞过来问她为什么白天安静无声，夜里却要歌唱。

金丝雀回答说：去年我在白天唱歌时，捕鸟人听到我的歌声抓住了我。

从此，我再也不在白天唱歌了。

”蝙蝠说：你现在才懂得谨慎已没用了，你若在变为囚徒之前就懂得，那该多好呀!

”说完就飞走了。

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