Show legend of magpie and robin the peasants of france in accordance with pierce the head of a magpie with a thorn whenever they catch one according to the french legend after jesua had teen nailed to tho the cross two birds alighted on the extended arms of the instrument of death one was a magpie with a beautiful aigrette on its head and a long waving tall then the hand of birds but the wickedest wick edest chirping insult at the suffering jesus the other bird was a modest little bird with gray plumage which approached pro ached the cross timidly uttering tittering cries of grief Wit with hits its beak it tried to pluck away one of the thorns A single drop of the blood fell on the pitying little gray bird and gave the robin redbreast |