Dhuwal yindi worruŋu bäru gan ŋorran mayaŋŋur.
Here is big old crocodile sleeping near the creek.
Ga djaṉŋarr ŋayi gan nhinany, djälthinany ŋayi gan ŋathaw.
And he was hungry sitting there, he wanted to eat food.
Ga dhiyaŋ bäruy nhäŋal detuŋ ŋayi gan dhärran yurr yindin mirithirra ŋunhi ḻukanharaw nhanŋu.
And crocodile saw a buffalo standing near the river bank but it was too big for him to eat.
Ga bulu ŋayi bäruy nhäŋal ḏakawa yurr märr nyumukuṉiny ḻukanharaw nhanŋu.
And then crocodile saw a yabby but the yabby was too small for him to eat.
Ga bulu ŋayi bäruy nhäŋal bäpi yurr yirriyirrik ŋunhi ḻukanharaw.
And then crocodile saw a snake but the snake was too slippery there to eat.
Ga bulu ŋayi bäruy nhäŋal garrkany'nha yurr bondin ŋayi balaŋ ḻukiny.
And then crocodile saw a brown falcon but he would have been too fast to eat.
Ga bulu ŋayi bäruy nhäŋal gäywarrnha yurr yalŋgi ŋayi ḻukanharaw.
And then crocodile saw a jellyfish, but he was too soft to eat.
Ga bulu ŋayi bäruy nhäŋal marthaŋay yurr ḏäl ŋunhi ḻukanharaw .
And then crocodile saw a big boat but that was too hard to eat.
Ga bulu ŋayi bäruy nhäŋal dharrwa yolŋuny, yurr nhaltjanan ŋayi balaŋ ḻukanhany, bili dharrwan mirithirra.
And then crocodile saw lots of people, but how could he eat those people, since there were too many.
Ga bulu ŋayi bäruy nhäŋal wuŋgan.
And then crocodile saw a dog.
Yow! Dhuwana bili ŋarra dhu ḻukany.
Yes! This is it, l will eat (him.)
Djaḻburr!
Splash!
Ga guḻundja ŋayi maranhun bili ŋayi ḻukan wuŋgannhan.
And his belly was full because he ate the dog.
