How
did the Black Cockatoo get his colour - & become a red-tailed one?
Once
a very clever white cockatoo was the only creature that had fire, & being a
very greedy cockatoo, he refused to share his fire with the other creatures
that had to huddle together to keep warm during cold nights.
One
day a small robin decided to steal the fire from the unsuspecting cockatoo, but
when he flew away with the fire, he became scared when he realised the much
bigger cockatoo was chasing him.
He dropped the fire to the ground.
The dry grasses below quickly ignited, & as the cockatoo flew down
to retrieve his much prized fire, his beautiful white feathers were scorched
black by the flames from the burning grass…..& that’s the story of how the
black cockatoo got his colour!
An
Aboriginal dreaming tale.
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