Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Legend Come to Life

My partner Doug tipped me to this picture of a red-winged blackbird riding a hawk.  It reminded me of a Native American legend about the birds all collaborating to steal fire from the sun.  They rode up in stages, the last being Hawk carrying Blackbird.  Blackbird succeeded, but his beautiful plumage was burnt to black and you can still see the marks of the two red-hot coals that he carried back on his shoulders.
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  • 3 comments
technomage

technomage

May 18 2013, 17:11:43 UTC 8 years ago

That is amazing, thanks for sharing!!!
the_vulture

the_vulture

May 19 2013, 23:11:00 UTC 8 years ago

A similar legend has the vulture losing his beautiful head plumage pushing the sun back into place. :)
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

May 19 2013, 23:12:12 UTC 8 years ago

I've heard that one too!