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The crow was right
at the back of the cave and he got completely burnt and turned black.
As they came out and sat in front of the cave they looked up and saw the
eagle.
They said, 'Remember three days ago when we got cheeky to the eagle? Now
he has punished us.' So today whenever you see an eagle fly high in the
sky and a magpie and a crow behind, they're up there and they are trying
to say,'Look, we can't really get to the eagle because the eagle's got
bigger wings and can fly higher.'
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But the magpie and the crow in this story were trying to get up there to
say, 'Look, I'm sorry uncle, we did wrong. You caused our colour to change
and we're stuck with it for the rest of our lives.' The mountain and the
cave have been important to our people for thousands of years and for all
who pass there. Remember the story of the magpie, the crow and the eagle."(Education
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