Oolah in Australian Legendary Tales
s, has laid only two eggs in a season. 2. THE GALAH, AND OOLAH THE LIZARD Oolah the lizard was tired of lying in the sun, doing nothing. So he said, "I will go and play." He took his boomerangs out, and began to practise throwing them. While he was doing so a Galah came up, and stood near, watching…
- Record ID
- 2,463
- Year
- 1,896
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
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- Record ID
- 2463
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Publication
- Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies; K. Langloh Parker
- Published
- 1896; Project Gutenberg public-domain transcription
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- Oolah
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- North-western New South Wales (NSW): B
- State or territory
- NSW
- Source voice
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s, has laid only two eggs in a season. 2. THE GALAH, AND OOLAH THE LIZARD Oolah the lizard was tired of lying in the sun, doing nothing. So he said, "I will go and play." He took his boomerangs out, and began to practise throwing them. While he was doing so a Galah came up, and stood near, watching the boomerangs come flying back, for the kind of boomerangs Oolah was throwing were the bubberahs. They are smaller than others, and more curved, and when they are properly thrown they return to the thrower, which other boomerangs do not. Oolah was proud of having the gay Galah to watch his skill. In his pride he gave the bubberah an.
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