Adapted from the story in Burarra language by : Miriam McDonald.
Translated into Gumatj by: Marilyn Ganyinurru
Illustrations: Jackie Pascoe Ben Pascoe Marsha Ashwell Robert Williams
© Reprinted at Shepherdson C.E.C.
1998
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala waṉ'kurra, ga bitjan ŋarra yukurra waŋanydja, ŋ, ŋ, ŋ, " bitjan.
"Ga ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra ganguri."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala murryil, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, m, m, m, " bitjan.
"Ga ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra borum ga ŋatha maŋutji rromaŋbuy."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala wärraŋ, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra nyoyundja, nyo-o-o, nyo-o-o" bitjan.
"Ga ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra biyay'."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala gatapaŋa, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, bu, bu, bu, " bitjan.
"Ga ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waymi."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala gurrumaṯtji, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, ŋa, ŋa, ŋa," bitjan.
"Ga ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra räkay."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala muthali, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, gek, gek, gek, " bitjan.
"Ga ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra mulkurr wäkwak."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala wäk, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, wäk, wäk, wäk, bitjan.
"Ga ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra birrka'mirri ŋatha."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala ḻatjlatj, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, latj, latj, latj, " bitjan.
"Ga ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra birrka'mirri borum."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala wämut, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, wer, wer, wer, bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra yumurrku' ŋarirri'."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala worr'wurr, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, worr'wurr, worr'wurr, worr'wurr," bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra nyiknyik."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala balin, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, gut, gut, ḏam, " bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra yumurrku' ŋarirri'."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala wäraŋ, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, wir, wir, wir, " bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra burwu gukuwuy."
" Ŋarranydja dhuwala ḏamala, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, ŋak, ŋak, ŋak, " bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra wakinmirri ga yumurrku' ŋarirri'."
" Ŋarranydja dhuwala warrnyu, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, giriŋ, giriŋ, giriŋ," bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra rromaŋbuy borum ga mulkurra gathul'."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala getkit, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, getkit, getkit, getkit," bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra ŋarirri' wirikiri."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala bäru, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, garr, garr, garr," bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra nyoka."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala wopulu," ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja gam', wir', wir', wir' . " bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra yumurrku ŋarirri'."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala ŋerrk, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, ŋerrk, ŋerrk, ŋerrk," bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra muḻkurr ḏirrpu."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala guḏurrku',"
ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, guḏurrk, guḏurrk guḏurrk," bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra yaŋara' wäkwak."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala garkman, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, gark, gark, gark," bitjan.
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra wurruḻuḻ' ga munhaŋaniŋ."
"Ŋarranydja dhuwala wurrpaṉ, ga bitjan ŋarra ŋuli yukurra waŋanydja, ḏup, ḏup, ḏup," bitjan."
" Ḻukanydja ŋarra ŋuli yukurra dhalpi muḻkurr."
