Show Notes for Episode 11 - Australian Folk Tales

Dec 2, 2018

This week we narrated and discussed Aboriginal folktales from Australia. They are located on these two sites: http://dreamtime.net.au/ and www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips

Cocktail of the Week: 19 Crimes Wine - The Banished
https://www.19crimes.com/wines/2016-the-banished

Attribution: https://www.19crimes.com/en-us/wines

If you want more Dreamtime stories, here is a link to some cute little animated videos by Aboriginal Nations Australia: https://www.kanopy.com/category/supplier/aboriginal-nations-australia

"Creation Story"

Mount Grenfell

Attribution: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/mount-grenfell-historic-site/learn-more

Story: http://dreamtime.net.au/creation/

"Emu and The Jabiru"

Emu

Attribution: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/plants-and-animals/emu

Jabiru (Black-Necked Stork)
Attribution: https://www.maxpixel.net/Black-necked-Stork-Australia-Jabiru-Birds-3609490

Story: http://dreamtime.net.au/emu/

"The Bunyip and the Swan"

Attribution: [Mother Bunyip chasing men] by Harry J. Weston, illustrator
Reproduced from Department of Education New South Wales, Reader Part 1

Story: Adapted from Department of Education New South Wales, Reader Part 1
(Sydney: Alfred James Kent, ISO, Government Printer, 1934)
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/37310/20081022-1214/www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips/html-site/abor-stories/swan.html?fbclid=IwAR1rhsHp0EV8QuEvaH-who72ZItCQfPLODzJ_xzeM-wy5O7gT0PucCNEDv0 

"Tiddalick the Frog"

Attribution: https://www.bedtimeshortstories.com/tiddalick-the-frog

Story: http://dreamtime.net.au/tiddalick-the-frog/ 

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