Contents
Contents
| PREFACE | ix |
| INTRODUCTION, BY ANDREW LANG, M.A. | xiii |
| DINEWAN THE EMU, AND GOOMBLEGUBBON THE BUSTARD | 1 |
| THE GALAH, AND OOLAH THE LIZARD | 6 |
| BAHLOO THE MOON, AND THE DAENS | 8 |
| THE ORIGIN OF THE NARRAN LAKE | 11 |
| GOOLOO THE MAGPIE, AND THE WAHROOGAH | 15 |
| THE WEEOOMBEENS AND THE PIGGIEBILLAH | 19 |
| BOOTOOLGAH THE CRANE AND GOONUR THE KANGAROO RAT, THE FIRE MAKERS | 24 |
| WEEDAH THE MOCKING BIRD | 30 |
| THE GWINERBOOS THE REDBREASTS | 35 |
| MEAMEI THE SEVEN SISTERS | 40 |
| THE COOKOOBURRAHS AND THE GOOLAHGOOL | 47 |
| THE MAYAMAH | 50 |
| THE BUNBUNDOOLOOEYS | 52 |
| OONGNAIRWAH AND GUINAREY | 55 |
| NARAHDARN THE BAT | 57 |
| MULLYANGAH THE MORNING STAR | 62 |
| GOOMBLEGUBBON, BEEARGAII, AND OUYAN | 65 |
| MOOREGOO THE MOPOKE, AND BAHLOO THE MOON | 68 |
| OUYAN THE CURLEW | 70 |
| DINEWAN THE EMU, AND WAHN THE CROWS | 73 |
| GOOLAHWILLEEL THE TOPKNOT PIGEONS | 75 |
| GOONUR, THE WOMAN-DOCTOR | 77 |
| DEEREEREE THE WAGTAIL, AND THE RAINBOW | 83 |
| MOOREGOO THE MOPOKE, AND MOONINGUGGAHGUL THE MOSQUITO BIRD | 86 |
| BOUGOODOOGAHDAH THE RAIN BIRD | 90 |
| THE BORAH OF BYAMEE | 94 |
| BUNNYYARL THE FLIES AND WURRUNNUNNAH THE BEES | 106 |
| DEEGEENBOYAH THE SOLDIER-BIRD | 108 |
| MAYRAH, THE WIND THAT BLOWS THE WINTER AWAY | 115 |
| WAYAMBEH THE TURTLE | 117 |
| WIRREENUN THE RAINMAKER | 120 |
| NATIVE TEXT OF THE FIRST TALE (APPENDIX) | 126 |
| GLOSSARY | 129 |