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y separately published work icon Aboriginal Stories selected work   prose   Indigenous story  
Alternative title: Aboriginal Stories with Word List
Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Aboriginal Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Reed New Holland , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
How Flying Fox Divided Day and Night, A. W. Reed , single work prose

'In the first corroboree at the beginning of time, birds and animals mixed happily together and joined in the dances. The tribes vied with each other. Cockatoo, who was vain, sidled up to Eagle-hawk, the leader of the birds, and said, "There is no doubt that birds are better performers than animals, is there ?" " No doubt at all," said Eagle-hawk.' (Introduction)

 (p. 95-100)
The Imprisonment of Narahdarn the Bat, A. W. Reed , single work prose
'Narahdarn the Bat was a man who enjoyed darkness, and the evil that is performed in darkness. He had married Wahlille and Goonaroo, the daughters of Bilbie the Rabbit-eared Bandicoot. They were industrious young women who employed all their time in gathering food. Narahdarn lived a life of luxury, seldom going out on the hunting trail, but growing fat and indolent on the food that his women brought to him.' (Introduction)
 (p. 101-105)
Why Platypus Lives Alone, A. W. Reed , single work prose
'When the first men became animals, the country was so thickly populated birds, lizards, and snakes, that it became impossible to live together in peace. There was not enough food, so the weaker ones died of starvation if they did not meet a sudden death. While birds preyed on reptiles, reptiles on animals, and animals on birds, not one of them was safe. To drop off to sleep was to run the danger of never waking again, or to feel the bite of sharp teeth, the spearlike thrust of a beak, or the poison fang of a snake before life ebbed quickly away.' (Introduction)
 (p. 106-111)
How the Kangaroo Got His Tail, Andrew Leku , Ralph Gumudul (illustrator), single work prose dreaming story

In the Dreamtime, the kangaroo had no tail, this story tells how the bandicoot created the kangaroo's tale.

 (p. 112-114)
Note: As told by A.W. Reed
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