He hides, in burning sands, his shameless head
And lets his monoplane and rudder be
Stripped of their plumage by an enemy.
Ostriches should Carry
Their Eggs in a Basket
And use their Feathers
For Dusting over the Desert.
The Squirrel is quite a different kind of fowl:
He works while others sleep, the sly old owl!
And stores up food, against the rainy day,