Wati lirrunya, wati nyiinyi / by Charlotte Phillipus ; illustrated by Dennis Nelson
The snake man and the Zebra finch man
- Bib ID:
- 182385
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Napurrula, Charlotte Phillipus, author
- Translated Title:
- The snake man and the Zebra finch man.
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. Npf 499.15 P564 copy
- Description:
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- [Alice Springs, Northern Territory] : Papunya Literature Production Centre, September 1985
- ©1985
- 16 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 21 x 30 cm
- ISBN:
- 0868000833 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Story of a snake who lived with some finch people. The snake always swore at the finches, who would tell him they weren't looking for a fight. But one day a finch man went out to kill the snake for swearing at him. When he told the snake this, the snake got his spear and speared the finch man again and again. When he returned to camp and the people saw his thigh bleeding they took the advice of the older finch man and killed the snake man.
- ICIP notice:
- This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information.
- Notes:
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- This is a story of people's tolerance of insult pushed too far and violence revenged by the death of the perpetrator.
- For children.
- Npf 499.15 P564 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3284827940
- Text in Pintupi/Luritja with English translation.
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1985
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