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Land of the Rainbow Snake : Aboriginal children's stories and songs from western Arnhem Land / arranged and translated by Catherine H. Berndt ; illustrated by Djoki Yunupingu.

Land of the Rainbow Snake : Aboriginal children's stories and songs from western Arnhem Land / arranged and translated by Catherine H. Berndt ; illustrated by Djoki Yunupingu.
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ISBN 0001843842
Author Berndt, Catherine H. (Catherine Helen), 1918-1994
Title Land of the Rainbow Snake : Aboriginal children's stories and songs from western Arnhem Land / arranged and translated by Catherine H. Berndt ; illustrated by Djoki Yunupingu.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Sydney : Collins, 1979.
Description 96 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents Moon -- Sun -- Tortoise and echidna -- Crow and black cockatoo -- Fish hawk -- Pheasant and kingfisher -- The wild honey man -- Cicada woman -- Blanket lizard -- Boys turning into fish -- Loglog lizard -- Naman-duldja's adventure -- Wuriyari's adventure -- The Namandi's dog -- The stolen child -- The old man and the namarudu -- Nabin-gulou and namarudu -- The whirlpool -- The young man and the namandi -- The wild dog -- Namim-buma and his dog -- The crocodile they couldn't kill -- The python -- The child and the crocodile -- A wild woman -- The clam shell -- The nyalaidj dancers -- Children's songs.
Summary Boys turn into fish, a wild woman and her giant dog look for people to eat, and other wonders occur in these twenty-seven traditional stories from the aborigines of western Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Local note Inscription on half title page: "June 25th '79. Bob! All best wishes from us both - [Catherine].
Subjects Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore
Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore.
Legends -- Australia
Folklore -- Australia
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Yunupingu, Djoki
Call number EDWARDS 398.20994 BER
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