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Patur Aval Assur
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Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 3:1:

?????? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ?? ??? ???? ??? ?? ????? ?? ???? ??? ???? ???? ?? ?? ????? ????? [????’ ? ??] ????? ??? ??? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ?”? ???? ????????? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ???? ??? ?? ???? ?? ????? ????? ??? ??? ????? ???? ?? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ???????? ???? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ???”? ???? ??? ?????? ???? ??? ????? ?????

There is no mention of an eagle in the story, though the Penei Moshe in his commentary says ??? ??? ??? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ??”? ????

There’s a more elaborate version of the story in the ???? ???? ?????? which does actually mention an eagle (assumin that nesher is an eagle which is a discussion for another time):

???? ?????? ?? ????????? ????? ???? ???? ????? ??? ???? ????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?? ????? ???’ ????? ????? ????? ?? ??? ???’ (????? ?’) ??? ??? ??? ???? ????? ????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?? ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? ???? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ???? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ?? ????? ????? ????? ???

As the Penei Moshe pointed out, this story is a famous legend even outside of Torah sources.

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