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Reed, A.W.: Aboriginal Legends. Animal Tales, Heinemann, Chatswood 1992, ISBN 0730102009

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Table of Contents

Introduction -7-

Chapter one: Reptile People -9-

The Snake People of Ayers Rock -10-

Snakes and Turtles -12-

Death to the Giant Snake -15-

Goanna Makes a Canoe -19-

Goannas and Porcupines -20-

The Lizard who Came from Nowhere -24-

The Meat Ants and the Fire -26-

Chapter two: Frog People -29-

The Timid Frogs -30-

The Everlasting Frogs -33-

Chapter three: Tree People -37-

Koala and the Rainbow -37-

Why Koala has no Tail -40-

Man into Possum -44-

Red and Black Flying-foxes -47-

Chapter four: Animal People -50-

The Legs of the Kangaroo -51-

The Mice Women who Turned into Dingoes -52-

The Two Dogs -55-

Water-rat and Fire -56-

Echidna's Spines -60-

Chapter five: Flower People -63-

Coral Creeper -64-

The Flower Child -67-

Chapter six: Crocodile People -69-

Pikuwa and his Wives -69-

The Sad Fate of Pikuwa -70-

The Pursuit of Numeuk the Hunter -74-

Chapter seven: Star People -87-

Sky-raising Magpies -87-

Dinosaurs of the Sky -89-

The Seven Sisters -91-

The Hunter who Threw Stars -95-

Wurrunna and the Seven Sisters- 97-

The Milky Way -102-

Moon and Morning Star -104-

Chapter eight: Crow People -108-

Leaving Home -108-

The Gift of Fire -114-

The Medicine-Man -116-

The Eagle-hawk -119-

T* he Pelican Babies -123-

The Singing Frog -127-

Eagle-hawk Again -131-

The Black Swans -134-

The Moon God -138-

How Wahn Became a Star -139-