O is for the Ostrich – The bird that runs and does not fly

O is for the Ostrich The bird that runs and does not fly

 

You are the largest of all birds,
and as an adult, you grow up to two metres,
which is more than six feet,
even taller than a tall human.

The one bane in your structure,
is that, unlike your feathered lot,
you cannot fly and soar,
high above in the sky.

But you more than make up for it,
by being a very fast runner.
sometimes you run,
at a breath-taking fifty miles per hour.

You weigh more than a hundred kilograms,
which is why...