“It’s wrong!  It’s wrong!”

the ostrich said.

“I never, never

bury my head!

If I did

how could I see?

You mustn’t believe

such things about me.”

Teacher’s note: Ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand.  When trouble approaches, they lie low and press their long necks to the ground.  Mostly, ostriches escape danger by running at up to 72 km/h.  The world’s heaviest bird, they are also the world’s largest, fastest flightless bird, capable of killing predators such as lions and humans with a kick.