Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines

• Author(s): W. Ramsay Smith,
• Publisher: Ravenio Books
• Pages: 377
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Folklore & Mythology ,

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 This classic resource is organized as follows: 

Chapter I: Origins 
The Customs and Traditions of Aboriginals 
The Story of the Creation 
The Coming of Mankind 
The Peewee’s Story 
The Eagle-hawk and the Crow 
The Birth of the Butterflies 
The Confusion of Tongues 
The Discovery and the Loss of the Secret of Fire 
The Moon 
The Wonderful Lizard 
The Lazy Goannas and what happened to them 
How the Selfish Goannas lost their Wives 
What some Aboriginal Carvings mean 

Chapter II: Animal Myths 
The Selfish Owl 
Why Frogs jump into the Water 
This is the legend of the frogs. 
Kinie Ger, the Native Cat 
The Porcupine and the Mountain Devil 
The Green Frog 
How the Tortoise got his Shell 
The Mischievous Crow and the Good he did 
Whowie 
The Flood and its Results 
How Spencer’s Gulf came into Existence 

Chapter III: Religion 
The Belief in a Great Spirit 
The Land of Perfection 
The Voice of the Great Spirit 
Witchcraft 

Chapter IV: Social 
Marriage Customs 
The Spirit of Help among the Aboriginals 
Ngia Ngiampe 
Hunting 
Fishing 
Sport 

Chapter V: Personal Myths 
Kirkin and Wyju 
The Love-story of the Two Sisters 
Cheeroonear 
The Keen Keeng 
Mr and Mrs Newal and their Dog 
Thardid Jimbo 
Palpinkalare 
Perindi and Harrimiah 
Bulpallungga 
Nurunderi's Wives 
Chirr-bookie, the Blue Crane 
Buthera and the Bat 
Yara-ma-yha-who 
The Origin of the Pleiades

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