On The Not-Altogether-Credible Habits Of The Ostrich
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An ostrich, who was closely pursued by a hunter, suddenly thrust his head
deep down into the sand.
“Ah! ah!” exulted the hunter, “I have the silly thing at last.” He advanced
to place a rope around the bird’s legs; but the ostrich, who had accurately
timed his arrival, landed a kick in the pit of his stomach that sent him
into the hereafter like a bullet through a fog-bank.
IMMORAL:
“Umph,” said the ostrich as he surveyed his victim, “because a man looks
sad at the opening of a jack-pot, it doesn’t necessarily follow that he’s
only got ace-high.”