The Magpie and the Curlew single work   prose   children's   dreaming story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 The Magpie and the Curlew
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After the rape of his wife, Crraala, Coorrla, the magpie, defeats Wirrla, the Curlew and becomes the champion warrior of the tribe.

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    y separately published work icon Aboriginal Legends From the Bibulmun Tribe Eddie Bennell , Adelaide : Rigby , 1981 Z841093 1981 selected work prose dreaming story Indigenous story children's A collection of stories and legends from the Bibulmun people in south-west Western Australia. Statement on dust-jacket claims that this is the first written recording of the legends of the Bibulmun nation. Adelaide : Rigby , 1981 pg. 21-24
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