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Why The Codorniz Bird Received A Curse
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Elsie Spicer Eells
The Islands of Magic
Harcourt, Brace And Co., New York
1922
Portugal
Why The Codorniz Bird Received A Curse: Holy Family, disobedience, curse, bird lore, punishment, humility, warning
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Why The Codorniz Bird Received A Curse
_A Story of the Bird Who Walks Humbly_
When the Holy Virgin was fleeing into Egypt to escape the persecutions of Herod, the Codorniz bird flew about making a great racket, calling out, "Come this way."
"Keep quiet!" cried the Virgin. "Our enemies will hear you! They will come in pursuit!"
In spite of her words the Codorniz kept up its noise.
"My curse be upon you," said the Virgin. "You shall always walk humbly. You shall never fly high and smile at the sun."
To this very day the Codorniz bird walks humbly. It has many enemies who love to slay it to devour.
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