In this delightful children’s story by Professor Cecil Thistlethwaite, Hiram B. Bat is an orphaned fruit bat who has lived a very uneventful life for a long time. That is, until one night he makes a decision that will change his life forever! Tired of only ever flying to feed at Farmer Brown's Orchard and then back home again, he decides that it is time to go and see the world!