{"id":748,"date":"2026-05-24T13:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amistadcuba.nl\/?page_id=748"},"modified":"2026-06-08T00:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T00:50:48","slug":"amistadito-kinderhulp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amistadcuba.nl\/en\/amistadito-kinderhulp\/","title":{"rendered":"Amistadito Children's Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amistadito Children's Aid<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/span>Meet Amistadito, the mascot of the Amistad con Cuba Foundation\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Amistadito, the little bird that cannot fly \ud83d\udc26<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Amistadito is a small, round, fluffy bird with tiny little wings. So small you can barely see them!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

He has a Dutch dad and a Cuban mum.<\/span><\/strong>
He learned from his dad to wait his turn politely, to arrive on time, and sometimes to be a bit stubborn.<\/span><\/strong>
He learns to sing, dance, and give very big hugs from his mum.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amistadito loves good food. Today they are having rice with chicken and beans, and yesterday they had kale with smoked sausage. That\u2019s the advantage of having a Cuban mum and a Dutch dad. But the downside is that Amistadito\u2019s tummy is getting quite round\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amistadito has a small problem: he thinks he's a brilliant flyer. After all, all little birds think that\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On a sunny morning, he climbed onto a little wall, puffed out his chest, spread his little wings and shouted very bravely: \u201cLook out world! Here comes Amistaditoooo!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

He jumped\u2026<\/span><\/strong>
He fluttered\u2026<\/span><\/strong>
He wobbled\u2026<\/span><\/strong>
He turned a bit\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And then\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

BOOM! \ud83d\ude35\ud83d\udca5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There he lay again. On his soft, round tummy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe tomorrow,\u201d squeaked Amistadito.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Because giving up? He never does.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The next day, he tried again.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This time he climbed onto a tree stump.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNow I'm really going to fly!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jump!<\/span><\/strong>
Flatter!<\/span><\/strong>
Wrapper!<\/span><\/strong>
Wobble!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

SPLAT! BANG! THUMP!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Right into a pile of bananas. \ud83c\udf4c\ud83c\udf4c\ud83c\udf4c<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The children had to laugh.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a friendly way too.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Just yesterday, just before dinner. Mum and Dad had already set the table.<\/span><\/strong>
Despite herself, Amistadito thought: \u201cI'll hop up there smoothly and gracefully!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

He took a run-up...<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hop!<\/span><\/strong>
Hup!<\/span><\/strong>
Little jump!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

But he jumped just a bit too far\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And instead of on the table...<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PLOOP! \ud83c\udf72\ud83d\ude35<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

...he landed right in the middle of a big bowl of hot soup.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Only its small beak was still sticking out.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The children shouted, laughing:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFriendship! You're not a bird, you're a soup hen!\u201d \ud83d\ude02<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amistadito shook itself, snorted, sneezed\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPFFFLOOP!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026and soup droplets flew everywhere. \ud83d\ude04<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yet Amistadito never gets angry.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Perhaps he can't fly very well...<\/span><\/strong>
And maybe he is a bit clumsy\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

But he can do something very special.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

He's making friends. \u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/strong>
He tells jokes.<\/span><\/strong>
Songs.<\/span><\/strong>
Cuddles.<\/span><\/strong>
And wherever Amistadito goes... everyone has to laugh.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And so the small, fluffy, slightly clumsy bird becomes...<\/span><\/strong>
The most beloved friend of children in the Netherlands and Cuba. \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And sometimes... very sometimes...<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

when no one's looking<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

then he might fly just a tiny bit.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018At night, when he sleeps. In his dreams\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PLOINK! \ud83d\ude04\ud83d\udc9a<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

End. \ud83d\udc26\u2728<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Send Amistadito a message<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Friendly little bird (Peep peep)<\/h1>

by Daylen y Gerard<\/strong><\/p>https:\/\/amistadcuba.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Amistadito-Pio-Pio-ES.wav<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Will you sing along?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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