Rainbow-colored birds -- The Gaya-Dari twins or how the platypus came to be -- The owl who was unwelcome -- the sisters who lived in the sea -- The friends who couldn't be parted -- Beware of willy wagtails -- Laugh, kookaburra, laugh -- Sacred white clay -- The whale's canoe -- how the turtle came to be -- The message of the butterflies -- The star sisters -- Kulia and the sea creature -- The legend of black mountain -- Fire magic -- The rainbow serpent -- Manindi - a special dingo -- The Ningaui -- Water Peanuts -- Why the black snake hides -- The kangaroo who danced
Summary
Collection of traditional stories from various language groups across Australia; illustrated by Yorta Yorta artist Clive Bidja Atkinson
Notes
Includes glossary
Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection