Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Oh, the Bats

So here's the story. Many years ago, a chief in Ghana was received protection from the bats. They thwarted attack attempts by other tribes and discouraged many from even approaching. When the chief grew very old, he was taken to a hospital in Accra - Hospital 37. Since the bats could only save the old chief from outside threats, they could do nothing about his ailing health. So the bats followed him to Hospital 37 where he died. It is said that the night that he died, his soul went back to village. So everyday mill lions of bats can be found in the trees around Hospital 37 and every night they fly back to village to look for him there.

I would like to say this is a true story, but I really have no idea. But this is true: everyday there are millions of bats in the 20 trees around Hospital 37 and every night, just as the sun goes down, millions of bats over the Accra sky. It's really quite pretty... as far as bats go.





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