Then he threw the spear up into the sky where Gandji was flying around. The spear went right through Gandji, from his behind through to his face, until it poked out, making a beak. Gandji fell from the sky and landed at a place called Ngurruyurrdjurr.
Wurrpan said to his children, 'Let's get out of here while we are still alive. Come on, as fast as we can. We'll head towards Milindji Dhawarri.'
As they were running, they started to change into Emus. That made them move faster. Their feathers were grey because of the ash that Gandji threw and they had a bump on their front where the stone had hit.
Today, Yolngu remember this story in the way they cook Wurrpan meat in the fire. They always half-cook it, wiping off the ash before they eat it. That's the story of the Emu and the Jabiru. Today, the Emu has eggs the same shape as the rock that hit him.