Ostrich

Written by: Wajiha Sayar

Nadia and his brother, Farouq go to the castle to visit Lalo Mama. They see many birds in the yard of the castle. They amaze when they see a big bird among them.

Meanwhile, Lalo Mama comes and he welcomes his guests. Nadia asks about the biggest bird among others. Lalo Mama takes them inside the castle and there in the corridor of the castle, Lalo Mama says that the biggest bird is called the ostrich and then he opens a window about it.

 Window:

In the window, Karim is laughing. His sister, Sitara asks the reason for his laughter. Karim wants her to sit beside him and watch a video clip.

In the video clip, they see several ostriches on a meadow. The reporter says, "ostriches are the biggest and heaviest birds among other birds in the world. Ostriches are about 2-2.50 meters tall and they have about 70-100 kilograms weight. About 2 million ostriches are living in the world. They provide their body needed water from their daily food. They can live without drinking water for a long time. Grasshoppers and small lizards are their food.

Ostriches can run about 46 km per hour. It means that their speed is more than lion and leopard. The ostrich hides its head in the sand and believes itself to be unseen.

The weight of an ostrich egg usually ranges between 1100 and 1950 grams, averaging 1600 grams, and is almost 24 times bigger than a hen egg. They can live among 60-70 years."

Lalo Mama closes the window and then he opens another window about the history of a proverb.

Window:

In the window, a grandmother is narrating the story of a proverb, “Goat is hung from his foot and ewe from his own.”

The grandmother said, “Haroun was a cruel king and he persecuted people a lot. For this reason, a bigger was very upset by his actions and no one could see his laughter. One day, Haroun appointed one of his ministers, Rashid to find out the cause of the sadness of the bigger and if he could see him happy. 

Rashid was chasing the bigger everywhere for a few days, but he could not see his laughter until one day the bigger stopped at the butcher shop and stared inside the shop. He sat down with a smile on his face.

Rashid immediately took him to the king. The king asked about his happiness.

The bigger replied that when he saw that the goat is hanging from its foot, the ewe from its own, He realized that the king would not punish him for the mistakes of others because no one is responsible for the mistakes of another’s and no one bears the burden of the sins of others. 

Lalo Mama closes this window too.