{"collection":"aus","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/aus/mla/index.htm","path":"aus/mla/index.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/aus/mla/index.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Australia\u00a0\n \nSome Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines\nby W. J. Thomas\n[1923]\n This is a short collection of Australian Aborigine folklore, addressed to\n a general audience.\n The tales and folklore are recounted factually, but the book\n reflects the time in which it was written, so the reader should take that into\n account.\n The author apparently involved with providing aid to Aboriginal people,\n according to a relation of Mr. Thomas who wrote me.\n Thomas also wrote\n The Welsh Fairy Book.\n \nTitle Page\nContents\nIntroduction\nThe Story of the Seven Sisters and the Faithful Lovers\nA Legend of the Sacred Bullroarer\nGiant Kangaroos\nThe Great Fight\nThe Flying Chip\nWhy the Whale Spouts, the Starfish is Ragged, and the Native Bear has Strong Arms\nA Legend of the Great Flood\nHow the Stars Were Made: Rolla-Mano and the Evening Star\nWhy the Crow is Black\nWhy Flying Foxes Hang from Trees: A Legend of the Striped-Tail Lizard\nWhy Blackfellows Never Travel Alone: A Legend of the Wallaroo and Willy-Wagtail\nHow the Kangaroo Got a Long Tail, and the Wombat a Flat Forehead\nWhy the Emu has Short Wings and the Native Companion a Harsh Voice\nHow the Sun was Made: Dawn, Noontide and Night\nThugine, the Rainbow and the Wandering Boys\nMirragan, the Fisherman: A Tale of the Wollandilly River, Whambeyan and Jenolan Caves\nHow Fire was Stolen from the Red-Crested Cockatoo\nWhy the Fish-Hawk was Driven to the Sea\nHow the Native Bear Lost His Tail","title":"Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines Index","type":"page"}