The Magpie Bridge Collapsed, and Yes, It Was Me!

The Magpie Bridge collapsed. Yes, it was me. They say a thousand-mile dike is breached by an ant hole; I, a little magpie responsible for building the bridge, just gave it a little kick at the designated spot, and the whole bridge collapsed. Of course, a little magpie like me wouldn't dare do that. I admit it! It was all the Weaver Girl's doing, no one else has anything to do with it! ...1 The Weaver Girl, questioned by the Queen Mother, pointed at herself in shock: "Me? Me?" The Queen Mother, furious, stared at the Weaver Girl: "The evidence is overwhelming, what else do you have to deny?" The Weaver Girl looked at me, her face turning pale: "The witness is this little magpie, the evidence..."