Lair of the Bat Monster by Ursula Vernon

Author:Ursula Vernon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2011-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

Camazotz peered at Danny and squeaked thoughtfully. It was holding him in one of its hind paws, and the grip was tight but not painful. Its claws were blunt and had cuticles an inch thick. There was coarse hair over the fingers.

Everybody said to wear gloves when handling bats, but apparently it didn’t matter when the bat was handling you.

“Squeak?” Danny tried. “Errr . . . no habla squeak?”

It made a noise somewhere between a growl and a chitter, like a bus trying to purr. Danny didn’t know if that was Giant Batspeak for “Hi!” or “I will enjoy devouring you with ketchup.”

The big leaf-shaped pad on the end of its nose was almost as big as Danny, and its nostrils looked like subway tunnels. He could see the edges of enormous teeth protruding from under the lips.

The teeth didn’t bother Danny that much—he had lots of relatives with enormous teeth—but the wet, cavernous nostrils were kind of disturbing. It had a booger halfway up one the size of a small dog.

The bat tilted its head thoughtfully. Its jaws yawned open.

Well, this is how I die, I guess, thought Danny. On the one hand, he didn’t really want to die, but on the other hand, being eaten by a giant bat out of legend was certainly an interesting way to go.

A tongue the size of a beach towel came out and licked him.

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