AUSTRALIAN LEGENDARY TALES
FOLK-LORE OF THE NOONGAHBURRAHS
AS TOLD TO THE PICCANINNIES
COLLECTED BY MRS. K. LANGLOH PARKER
WITH INTRODUCTON BY ANDREW LANG, M.A.





DEDICATED
TO
PETER HIPPI
KING OF THE NOONGAHBURRAHS




CONTENTS



PREFACE
INTRODUCTION, BY ANDREW LANG, M.A.
1 DINEWAN THE EMU, AND GOOMBLEGUBBON THE BUSTARD
2 THE GALAH, AND OOLAH THE LIZARD
3 BAHLOO THE MOON, AND THE DAENS
4 THE ORIGIN OF THE NARRAN LAKE
5 GOOLOO THE MAGPIE, AND THE WAHROOGAH
6 THE WEEOOMBEENS AND THE PIGGIEBILLAH