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Page 92
... Baba and every one of us could end up in that net waiting to be skinned when we die . An arm of the billabong has dried up and the bare , muddy ground has hardened . Yes , I can take a shortcut across that stretch and be quicker . There ...
... Baba and every one of us could end up in that net waiting to be skinned when we die . An arm of the billabong has dried up and the bare , muddy ground has hardened . Yes , I can take a shortcut across that stretch and be quicker . There ...
Page 95
... Baba to show them how to play the leaf . They will never learn - the gum trees here grow differently from those at Djabu , our tribal country , and the leaves are not the same - even poor Father has to struggle to make the sound come ...
... Baba to show them how to play the leaf . They will never learn - the gum trees here grow differently from those at Djabu , our tribal country , and the leaves are not the same - even poor Father has to struggle to make the sound come ...
Page 96
... Baba and lean my long neck against his arm while we perform . His voice has gone dry and his body shrunk - he must hate the snow too . If you live in a warm country and sleep under a tree for a good part of your life , a town will look ...
... Baba and lean my long neck against his arm while we perform . His voice has gone dry and his body shrunk - he must hate the snow too . If you live in a warm country and sleep under a tree for a good part of your life , a town will look ...
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angry Anguban animals Baba babaru balandja barley sugar beast belly better billabong billycan bilma birds Boma boulder branches Bungawa bush bush tucker camp chant cliff cloud cockatoo crawl crocodile dark didjeridu dilly bag dingo Djangau dragged dreams dust Duwei eyes fellows fire flaps flock Galpu gather Gidja goanna gone ground hand hill hurry inside Jambawal keep leaves look mangrove marain Marngit Midinari Mother mountain Murngin Nakara Namanama Nati never night Niyari Padre pandanus paperbark Perhaps Pitjanta pity Pupa Ranger rest river rocks Ruria sand seen Sergeant shelter skin sneak soul sound spear spirit boss spirit world stick stretch struggle tell Tiwa track trap tree tribal country tribal elders trunk tucker valley voice walk wallaby Warand Warngi water hole Wati Wawa white man's whole wonder Wongar Yirli yudu