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6 y separately published work icon Aboriginal Fables and Legendary Tales A. W. Reed , E. H. Papps (illustrator), ( trans. Kun Shi with title Aozhou tu zhu shen hua chuan shuo ) Beijing : Zhongguo Min , 1988 Z1420023 1965 selected work prose myth/legend

'How did snakes become poisonous? Why are there black swans only in Australia? Learn a bout the powerful Rainbow Snake, red and black flying foxes, the Eagle-hawk and the Medicine-man in these incredible tales of the Dream time. So much of traditional Aboriginal storytelling teaches us about the animal world and the spiritual bond shared between the Aboriginal people and nature.' A collection of shorter myths and legends providing an imaginative explanation of animal life and natural phenomena. (Source: AvidReader website)
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