Thanks Kellie! I enjoyed reading that! I guess thats why the eel lives in the rivers!!!

I have another one....

Echidna and Tortoise
GunbalangWestern Arnham Land

In the begining Echidna Woman, Wombilbaia, and fresh Water Toroise Man, Mangili, were in human shape. But one day, at a place on the Marganala Plain in jiwadja tribal territory, they quarrelled about a snail.
Both wanted to eat it.
At last Tortoise, in a rage picked up a bundle of light bamboo spears and threw them at the echidna; they stuck in her back and became quills. Echidna retaliated by picking up a large flat stone and throwing at at Tortoise; it stuck to his back, like a shell. That is how they became what they are today.

I think this is going to be a great way to share stories- i do know that they are supposed to be passed orally though- LOL i will read mine out loud while i type!!

I have been reading some more of my very thick book called The World of the First Australiams written by Ronald m and Catherine Berndt. Its where i am getting any stories from that i am sharing, it is a very detailed read- its taken me years because its not really a book to sit and read, but its been very interesting, I have been tring to find if there were special times for certain stories or Cooroboree's- it seems more like it was just based on when certain people were ready to hear certain things- one part i found wuite funny was that if a young man was known to be silly or recklace he didnt receive all the knowledge IYKWIM His elders would deem him un worthy of special things and he would live his life as a joker- and not be bothered at all by it!!

Keep the stories coming- i like them!!