Margaret Djuwandangu Margaret Djuwandangu i(A120679 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 Why the Whale is Big Margaret Djuwandangu , 1968 single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story
— Appears in: Aboriginal Children's Stories 1968; (p. 30-33)

Skinny little Whale was teased by Shark for being so small. All of the fish laughed at him, making Whale very angry. Octopus offered Whale advice in return for not being eaten. Octopus told Whale that he should eat a lot of fish, until he became the biggest of all. Now all of sharks and other fish are afraid of him.
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