Dream Time stories
we hold no claims to these and will definitely acknowledge the sites where this came from.
we hold no claims to these and will definitely acknowledge the sites where this came from.
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The Dreaming, or 'Tjukurrpa', also means to 'see and understand the law'
They were known as "The Dreaming" or simply the "Dreamtime"
This is a Creation story
"Life started when a creator woman called Warramurrungundjui came out of the sea and gave birth to the first people and gave them the languages. She carried with her a digging stick and a dilly bag holding yams, waterlilies and other important plants. She planted the food and created waterholes with her digging stick on the ground. Other creator beings appeared...After completing her creative act, Warramurrungundj turned herself into a rock."
Aboriginals believed that these Ancestral beings had created the world and all it's creatures. Perhaps one of the reasons Australian natives are so popular is because of these stories! You realize that they are unrealistic but you still want to see these exotic creatures,
This is the story of the platypus
"Once there was a water rat named Bilargun, while he was out hunting one day, he saw Daroo the duck, and decided that he wanted her as his wife. He silently swam underneath the water and grabbed her legs, and then took her back to his hole in the bank; which was his home. There he made her very comfortable and brought her food every day. They were very happy. Bilargun told Daroo that if ever she was in danger, to hit her tail on the water as a warning signal. After some time, Daroo the duck had some babies, and do you know, they had Daroo the duck’s bill and webbed feet, and Bilargun the water rat's fur coat and a flat tail.To this day the baby's ancestors can still be seen in the creeks and rivers, using the same warning signal. They are now called the 'Platypus'."
This is the story of " How the Kangaroo got it's tail"
"In the early days, in the dreamtime, there were two Kangaroos. One came from the hills, the other from the plains. The plains Kangaroo was a big Kangaroo with long arms and long legs. The hill Kangaroo was a small Kangaroo with short arms and short legs.
One day the short Kangaroo found some sugarbag in a a hole in a rock. He rally liked this bush honey so he reached just inside the hole and pulled out a handful of sugarbag. Mmmmm. It was good tucker! Now, that big Kangaroo was pretty hungry for sugarbag himself. The short Kangaroo said, 'Reach right in and get some.' So that big Kangaroo out his long arms deep into the hole and pulled out a handful of SPIDERS!! UGH!. 'Try again,' said the short kangaroo.
The big Kangaroo reached in again and pulled out more spiders. But the short Kangaroos kept reaching just inside the hole and pretty soon he'd eaten all the sugarbag himself.
The big Kangaroo got wild and soon they started to hit each other on the head with sticks. The big Kangaroo finally ran away but the short Kangaroo threw his stick and it stuck right into that Kangaroo. This made the big Kangaroo even more wild and he threw his stick. It stuck into the short Kangaroo. They both took off back into their own country and when you see them today, you will remember how they got their tails."
Story by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri of the Warmun Community, Turkey Creek. W.A.
For more stories, click on the below websites where we got the original stories from
http://www.billiluna.org.au/school-heritage-collection/85-school-library.html
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/dreaming
http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/the-dreaming/dreaming-origins.html
They were known as "The Dreaming" or simply the "Dreamtime"
This is a Creation story
"Life started when a creator woman called Warramurrungundjui came out of the sea and gave birth to the first people and gave them the languages. She carried with her a digging stick and a dilly bag holding yams, waterlilies and other important plants. She planted the food and created waterholes with her digging stick on the ground. Other creator beings appeared...After completing her creative act, Warramurrungundj turned herself into a rock."
Aboriginals believed that these Ancestral beings had created the world and all it's creatures. Perhaps one of the reasons Australian natives are so popular is because of these stories! You realize that they are unrealistic but you still want to see these exotic creatures,
This is the story of the platypus
"Once there was a water rat named Bilargun, while he was out hunting one day, he saw Daroo the duck, and decided that he wanted her as his wife. He silently swam underneath the water and grabbed her legs, and then took her back to his hole in the bank; which was his home. There he made her very comfortable and brought her food every day. They were very happy. Bilargun told Daroo that if ever she was in danger, to hit her tail on the water as a warning signal. After some time, Daroo the duck had some babies, and do you know, they had Daroo the duck’s bill and webbed feet, and Bilargun the water rat's fur coat and a flat tail.To this day the baby's ancestors can still be seen in the creeks and rivers, using the same warning signal. They are now called the 'Platypus'."
This is the story of " How the Kangaroo got it's tail"
"In the early days, in the dreamtime, there were two Kangaroos. One came from the hills, the other from the plains. The plains Kangaroo was a big Kangaroo with long arms and long legs. The hill Kangaroo was a small Kangaroo with short arms and short legs.
One day the short Kangaroo found some sugarbag in a a hole in a rock. He rally liked this bush honey so he reached just inside the hole and pulled out a handful of sugarbag. Mmmmm. It was good tucker! Now, that big Kangaroo was pretty hungry for sugarbag himself. The short Kangaroo said, 'Reach right in and get some.' So that big Kangaroo out his long arms deep into the hole and pulled out a handful of SPIDERS!! UGH!. 'Try again,' said the short kangaroo.
The big Kangaroo reached in again and pulled out more spiders. But the short Kangaroos kept reaching just inside the hole and pretty soon he'd eaten all the sugarbag himself.
The big Kangaroo got wild and soon they started to hit each other on the head with sticks. The big Kangaroo finally ran away but the short Kangaroo threw his stick and it stuck right into that Kangaroo. This made the big Kangaroo even more wild and he threw his stick. It stuck into the short Kangaroo. They both took off back into their own country and when you see them today, you will remember how they got their tails."
Story by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri of the Warmun Community, Turkey Creek. W.A.
For more stories, click on the below websites where we got the original stories from
http://www.billiluna.org.au/school-heritage-collection/85-school-library.html
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/dreaming
http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/the-dreaming/dreaming-origins.html