Enlight bora kangaroo There was a time in the land of dark-skinned people when night, like a black cloud, shrouded the world in darkness, blocking the light of the moon and stars. Bora the kangaroo loved to eat at night an... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight Gulai-yali - pelican At one time, the Daen did not have fishing nets or stone fishing equipment. Only later did Baiame make them. The best of these devices can still be seen in Brewarrina. In former times, to catch fish, ... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight Dinewan Emu and Van Crows One day, Dinevan and Van’s two wives settled down at a camp. Noticing the gathering clouds, they built a hut out of bark. When it started to rain, they took refuge in this hut. Dinevan, secretly from ... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight How did mussels get into rivers? In the distant past, Manggi Warrey Mule, a seagull, once flew over the western plains with a mussel in its beak. Van, the raven, saw her and, wanting to find out what she was carrying, chased after he... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight Bilba and Meira Bilba, the soft-haired dune rat, was once human and lived in the same camp with his comrade Meira, the spring wind. Meira was a strange companion - after all, you cannot see him. He could talk to Bilb... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight Giger Giger - cold west wind Darrun, a night heron, lived near the river. At the bottom of the river lay a huge hollow log, in the middle of which Darrun cut a hole. He used the log as a trap for fish and people because he was a ... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight Legend of flowers When Bayame left the earth, going to live in the distant land of peace Bullima, located above the sacred mountain Ubi-Ubi, all the flowers withered and died. And new ones no longer grew in their place... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight The Legend of the Boomerang Residents of distant Australia have a legend about how the boomerang appeared. Many, many years ago there lived a strong and wise hunter, Yondi. Then the firmament hung over the earth, all people were... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight Baloo's dogs One night Balu-moon looked at the earth illuminated by his light to see if anyone was moving there. He chose the time when everyone on earth was sleeping to play with his rattling dogs. He called them... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight Virinun - rainmaker There was a drought in the country. Almost all the rivers have dried up. The grass was dead, even the trees were dying. No one lived in the Dardur huts anymore. They collapsed and rotted. After all, t... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight rain bird Bugu-doo-ga-da was an old woman. She lived alone with dingo dogs, of which there were four hundred. Bugu-doo-ga-da and the dogs ate human flesh, and she obtained this food for everyone by cunning. She... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
Enlight Virinun Van-raven Van-raven was so cunning, as if fifty cunning crows had gathered in him. At least that's what Van thought about himself. One day he went fishing and caught a very small cod. He put it in a small pond ... Myths Myths and Legends of Australia
