Wings, Legs and Tails

Wings, Legs and Tails (1986) is a four-minute Soviet animated short you can watch online on iFILM. A vulture with strong opinions about aviation takes it upon himself to teach an ostrich to fly. The ostrich has its own ideas — mainly involving its legs.

Directed by Igor Kovalyov and Aleksandr Tatarsky at Soyuzmultfilm and voiced by Aleksandr Filippenko, the short became a Soviet comedy staple. The line "Better to fly badly than to run well" passed into everyday use and has stuck there ever since. Watch Wings, Legs and Tails (1986) online on iFILM.