Mariluz the ostrich sleeps with her head buried in the sand and her tail in the air to avoid crushing her feathers. Her mother thinks she is vain and tells her that only male ostriches sleep with their heads on the ground. But Mariluz does not pay any attention. The other young ostriches make fun of Mariluz, and she gets embarrassed and red. Mariluz kicks, flaps her wings, and swings her tail but cannot move her head.

3. POLAS NOITES,PARA NON ESMAGAR AS PLUMAS, DORME COA CABEZA ENTERRADA NA AREA E A COLA AO AIRE. SÚA NAI PENSA QUE É UNHA PRESUMIDA E DILLE: SÓ OS AVESTRUCES PAPÁNS DORMEN COA CABEZA ACOCHADA NO CHAN! PERO MARILUZ NON LLE FAI CASO NINGÚN.

11. AOS AVESTRUCES PEQUENOS FAILLES CHISTE, E MARILUZ PONSE COLORADA DE VERGOÑA MARILUZ PATEXA, ESPERNEXA, ABANEA A COLA E TIRA… E TIRA… E TIRA…,PERO A CABEZA NON SE MOVE!