brooke dobson

Age Group: 7/8
Title: The Magpie and The Crow
Theme: Country and Connection
Medium: Art

The story of the Magpie and the Crow.

A story of two greedy brothers.

The way I was told the story was that the two brothers amongst a tribe refused to help out for an upcoming ceremony. Whilst everyone was hunting or preparing things for this ceremony, the two brothers ran off to eat berries.

When the ceremony came, the boys had snuck off to a cave, which consisted of the foods that the tribe had gathered together (the cave can be seen in my artwork). But the boys had no idea, the elders of the tribe had planned for this. Once they entered, the entrance and the exit of the cave was lit of fire. The two brothers were forced to jump through the flames and were turned into the first magpie and the crow. The greediest brother being the crow, and the less greedy brother being the magpie, the least burnt too. The two brothers flew off and were forever taught their lesson (if you look closely, you can see the smoke from the tribe in the distance as they fly off).

I chose this story because I have been told this story numerous times throughout my schooling. I feel very connected to this story ever since I was told it. And coincidentally, the magpie is my favorite bird.