Question

The Australian aboriginals revere the crow as a deity. The crow was a trickster deity. Once he tricked a swamp hawk into attacking the nest of a kangaroo rat. The crow had lined the nest with the quills from an echidna. What happened to the swamp hawk after it attacked the nest?

A. The quills pierced the swamp hawk and the hawk died.
B. The quills did not pierce the swamp hawk and the hawk fled.
C. The quills attached to the swamp hawk and became the hawk's legs.
D. The quills trapped the swamp hawk in the nest after the crow pushed him.
E. The quills injured the swamp hawk and he could not fly away from the nest.​

Answer 1

Answer: C. The quills attached to the swamp hawk and became the hawk's legs.

Explanation:

The legend says that the Crow was going down the Murray River when he found a Swamp Hawk and decided to play a trick on it.

Before enticing the bird to attack the nest of a kangaroo rat the crow had placed echidna quills on it, hoping to hurt the Swamp Hawk.

However, the quills attached to the hawk's feet, allowing an easier catch of kangaroo rats, so the trick ended up being useful.