“The ostriches’ wings flap joyously

With the pinion and plumage of love,

For she abandons her eggs to the earth

And warms them in the dust,

And she forgets that a foot may crush them,

Or that a wild beast may trample them.

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“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;

Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;

Because God has made her forget wisdom,

And has not given her a share of understanding.

“When she lifts herself on high,

She laughs at the horse and his rider.

