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... we are down to the bottom to sink into our walg . Yes , I have shrunk again . Only a speck of sand remains now , but it is still warm , telling of the soul inside . Bungawa , My Master At Murngin , my tribal country 62 Babaru.
... we are down to the bottom to sink into our walg . Yes , I have shrunk again . Only a speck of sand remains now , but it is still warm , telling of the soul inside . Bungawa , My Master At Murngin , my tribal country 62 Babaru.
Page 64
... Murngin for a good stretch of his life and has seen the bush - perhaps more of it than his eyes could handle before they wore out , though his eyes weren't much good to start with . He used to wear a pair of glasses— I didn't think he ...
... Murngin for a good stretch of his life and has seen the bush - perhaps more of it than his eyes could handle before they wore out , though his eyes weren't much good to start with . He used to wear a pair of glasses— I didn't think he ...
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... Murngin , Bungawa used to get up at dawn , hurry me up to see that the billy boiled quickly for the morning tea , and then he would rush off into the bush to search for rocks . Why was he so keen on them ? You don't eat rocks and ...
... Murngin , Bungawa used to get up at dawn , hurry me up to see that the billy boiled quickly for the morning tea , and then he would rush off into the bush to search for rocks . Why was he so keen on them ? You don't eat rocks and ...
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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 Murngin Nakara Namanama Nati never night Padre pandanus paperbark Perhaps Pitjanta pity Pupa Purelko Ranger rest river rocks Ruria sand seen Sergeant shelter skin sneak soul sound spear spirit boss spirit world stick stretch struggle tell Tiwa told 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