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- In the beginning, when the world was new, there was no sun and the humans and animals had to hunt and gather by the light of the dim moon.
- The brolga got so furious that she stole one of the emu’s eggs which she threw into the sky. As she threw it into the air it broke open. The yellow yolk burst into flames and lit up the earth. The beauty of the land could be seen for the first time by the people of the sky.
- One day the brolga and the emu had a huge argument over whose babies were best.
- The star people decided to ask the Kookaburra to help because of his loud, striking call. He was asked to call every morning so that they knew when to light the sun. That’s why the kookaburra can be heard first thing every morning before the fire of the sun starts to burn. The fire only lets off a small amount of light and heat as it begins to burn, and gradually it gets hotter and brighter. During the day, after it brightens, the fire begins to burn out, so the light dims again.
- The beauty of the land could be seen for the first time by the people of the sky. They thought the land was so beautiful that they decided to light a giant fire as soon as the morning star appeared. This didn’t work all the time because on an overcast day the star couldn’t be seen.
- Have you heard of the song, written in 1932 about the Kookaburra Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Merry, merry king of the bush is he, Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!Gay your life must be.
- It is a strict rule of the Aboriginal tribes that nobody may imitate the Kookaburra's call, because that could offend the bird and it could remain silent. Then darkness would again descend upon the earth and its inhabitants.
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