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indicate that Australian Aborigines are descended from Dravidian Indians.

the crimson wing parrot.--Wahwee and Nerida: the water monster and the water lily.--Wahn: the crow wizard.--The first fire and the big flood.--The wonders seen by Wurrunnah.--Narahdarn: the bat.--The finding of the Eleanbah Wundah.--The Marahgoo.--The birrahlee makers.--The bunyee bunyee or bunyip.--The Gheerlahngahwombawomba: the bird that hangs to the bibbil trees.--Moodoobahngul: the widow.--Piggiebillah: the porcupine.--The goodoo of Wirreebilla.--Dinewan, the man, changed to Dinewan, the emu.--Moograbah: the black-breasted magpie.--The wirreenun woman and her wirreenun son.

emus at Bolkdjam Outstation -- Chapter 3: Mick Kubarkku and family from Yikarrakkal talk about emus -- Chapter 4: Jack Djandjomerr and Josie Maralngurra talk about emus at Kabulwarnamyo Outstation -- Chapter 5: George Djandjomerr talk about emus at Manabudduma -- Chapter 6: Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek and Mary Kilkkiwarra talk about emus at Kabulwarnamyo Outstation -- Part II: Three greedy emu stories: Nicholas Evans with Toby Gangali and Jimmy Kalarriya -- Part III: Cooking an emu in an underground oven at Mumeka: John Altman -- Appendix 1: Collated by Wendy Telfer and Murray Garde: summary of information about emus -- Appendix 2: Dalabon, anthropologists and the greedy emu story -- Appendix 3: Bininj Kunwok and other language names and associated information for emus in Arnhem Land -- appendix 4: Skin names or subsections in Western Arnhem Land.

flood -- How the animals came to Australia -- The traitor bat and why he hides in the daytime -- The story of Piggiebillah the porcupine -- Why the crow is black -- Why the native companion has a harsh voice -- The birth of the butterflies -- The legend of the Southern Cross -- The story of the frogs -- The story of the wombat and the kangaroo -- The killing of Mullion, the eaglehawk -- How the sun was made -- Why flying foxes hang from trees -- The story of Moograbah, the magpie -- The story of the bullroarer - The story of Canis Major -- Why the sea-hawk was driven to sea -- The story of the first fire -- How the fish got their fins.