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Page 11
... white man's spirit world . The bells boom and the whites chant . Such a crowd ! But no black faces . Pity that ... white man was to see me go . Yesterday the Queen called here to light a candle , and her face seemed puffy - she looked as ...
... white man's spirit world . The bells boom and the whites chant . Such a crowd ! But no black faces . Pity that ... white man was to see me go . Yesterday the Queen called here to light a candle , and her face seemed puffy - she looked as ...
Page 95
... white man's world but stayed in the bush for too long , eating sweet potatoes cooked in hot ashes , and his skin grew darker like ours . The white man's spirit boss was angry with him for mixing with us and brought about the curse ...
... white man's world but stayed in the bush for too long , eating sweet potatoes cooked in hot ashes , and his skin grew darker like ours . The white man's spirit boss was angry with him for mixing with us and brought about the curse ...
Page 98
... white medicine man to get rid of the trachoma spell . What a pity Marngit could not help . . . . He asked for no coins , and felt too shy to take even a piece of damper wrapped in banana leaves Mother took to him : " It's the white man's ...
... white medicine man to get rid of the trachoma spell . What a pity Marngit could not help . . . . He asked for no coins , and felt too shy to take even a piece of damper wrapped in banana leaves Mother took to him : " It's the white man's ...
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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