Apparently the story is that two lovers in the heavens had neglected their duties in favor of spending time together, so the lady's father separated them by a river of stars. She pleaded for a chance to see her lover, and her father relented that on this day every year, if she was diligent in her work, she would be allowed, but he neglected to rebuild the bridge; the magpies heard her weeping and offered to make a bridge of their wings every year so they could be together. []
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Apparently the story is that two lovers in the heavens had neglected their duties in favor of spending time together, so the lady's father separated them by a river of stars. She pleaded for a chance to see her lover, and her father relented that on this day every year, if she was diligent in her work, she would be allowed, but he neglected to rebuild the bridge; the magpies heard her weeping and offered to make a bridge of their wings every year so they could be together. []