A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush

узоқдаги қуйруқдан яқиндаги ўпка яхши

Qosim didn’t wait to be asked twice. He filled his lungs, swelled his chest and began to sing:

Сайид Қосим-йигит ҳам, ортиқча қистатмасдан, ўпкасини тўлдириб, умканларини шишириб, куйлай бошлади: