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More Australian Legendary Tales

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The present series of legends have all been collected by myself from the Blacks, as were the previous ones. But in this instance, I had much help given to me by friends, who either told or sent me scraps of legends they themselves had seen or heard. On receiving any such I immediately made inquiries amongst the Blacks, and I was often enabled to complete the scraps, gaining through their hints a whole legend. (3 hr 22 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introduction

22:54

Read by Beeswaxcandle

The Crane and the Crow

2:36

Read by CooperWatmough

Beereeun the Magic Maker

16:38

Read by CooperWatmough

Boorah the Kangaroo and Dinewan the Emu

3:12

Read by CooperWatmough

Gheeger Gheeger the Cold West Wind

8:01

Read by Aakarsh Garg

Bilber and Mayrah

3:52

Read by Matt Stiner

Bralgah the Dancing Bird

11:29

Read by Keren Smithies

How the Sun was Made

4:08

Read by Availle

Sturt's Desert Pea, The Blood Flower

12:57

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Iiggiebillah the Porcupine

3:20

Read by Matt Stiner

Gayardaree the Platypus

7:47

Read by Matt Stiner

How Mungghee, or Mussels were brought to the Creeks

5:28

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Wurrunnah's trip to the Sea

9:44

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Walloobahl the Bark Lizard

4:50

Read by Kerry Adams

Goolayyahlee the Pelican

7:16

Read by prajak

Mungoongarlee the Igguana and Ouyouboolooey the Black Snake

11:11

Read by Keren Smithies

Wayambeh the Turtle and Woggoon the Turkey

9:33

Read by prajak

Where the Frost comes From

4:49

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Burburr the Giant Brown and Yellow Snake

7:16

Read by Kerry Adams

The Youayah Mayamah, or Stone Frogs

8:06

Read by Beeswaxcandle

A Legend of the Flowers

10:26

Read by prajak

The Frog Heralds of the Flood

5:23

Read by Kerry Adams

Eerin, the Small Grey Owl

9:37

Read by Beeswaxcandle

The Legend of Nar-oong-owie, the Sacred Island

4:23

Read by Aakarsh Garg

Glossary

7:57

Read by Beeswaxcandle