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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 The Mud Monster
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One day a child was sitting at the side of a swamp, and up rose a mud monster. To outwit the monster the child hosed it down.

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Alternative title: Djuḏum'puy mokuy
Language: Aboriginal Gupapuyngu AIATSIS ref. (N122.1) (NT SD53-03) , English
    • Milingimbi, East Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,: Milingimbi Literature Production Centre , 1981 .
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      Extent: 12 unpagedp.
      Description: illus. (b & w)
      Series: y separately published work icon Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages Charles Darwin University , Northern Territory : Charles Darwin University , 2014 7544524 2014 website series - publisher Indigenous story

      'The Living Archive of Aboriginal Language is a digital archive of endangered literature in Australian Indigenous languages from around the Northern Territory.' This archive connects to the people and communities where the literature was created, allowing for collaborative research work with Indigenous authorities and communities.

      Clicking on the website's map to enter the archive, opens hundreds of items in 25 languages from all over the Northern Territory. The Website gives comprehensive instructions on the use of the site for Linguists, Communities, teachers, and students and/or researchers. (Source: LAAL Website)

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