The Bat and the Butterfly prose   dreaming story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 The Bat and the Butterfly
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'A young man abducts a woman, and keeps her as a prisoner in a cave. Her family is not able to rescue her. As a final resort she turns into a butterfly and escapes. When her captor turns into a bat to chase her he is driven back into the cave by the hunters in the girl's family.'

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    form y separately published work icon Dust Echoes : Ancient Stories, New Voices 2004 Z1611900 2004 website film/TV dreaming story

    The Dust Echoes consists of twelve dreamtime stories from the Wugularr Community in Arnhem Land located in the northern Territory of Australia. Narrated by Tom E. Lewis, this series has been screened during film festivals throughout the world. The Dust Echoes provides young people with 12 dreamtime stories to inspire interest and respect for Aboriginal culture

    2004
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