Isolated in a lifeless estuary with muddy banks, an old man who despises the gods lives alone, his only companion a caged cockatiel. To the bird, he confides his dreams of escaping his monotonous routine and founding a city where humans and birds can live freely.

Inspired by Mia Couto's tale A Morte, o Tempo e o Velho and Aristophanes' play The Birds, this surreal fable delves into the relationship between humans, gods, and time, exploring the cycles of life and the quest for freedom.