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to stop hhu. The luisband was so enraged at this that he 

 cauirht the boy by the legs and swung him round until he 

 became sick, and then cruelly threw a lot of burning coals on 

 his breast, upon which the boy turned into a " Jallegourk 

 gourel\," or Red-capped Robin, with a beautiful red breast. 

 This outrageous treatment of the boy so much angered the 

 sister that she in her turn threw a lot of hot coals over the 

 face of her husband, and told him to go up in the skies, which 

 he is supposed to have accordingly done, and become the moon 

 (■' Mitthean "), the mountains of which are supposed to be the 

 dark smudjxe left bv the hot ashes. 



Tilt J.eyfiid Accounting for tlie Forniation of Lakes Hiiid- 

 riKirsh, Alhacutya and Wonga, also Werringurr. 



Ever so long ago a big bhick spider (" Werrinl)Ool "") saw 

 a little squirrel (" Doowan '"), which he chased up a tree. The 

 Werrinlx)ol bit the tree until it commenced to fall, upon 

 which Doowan jumped into another. This AVerrinbool com- 

 menced treating as before, so Doowan climbed to another, with 

 Werrinbool still in pursuit. As the last tree fell the Werrin- 

 bool seized poor Doowan and killed and ate him. Now Doowan 

 had two nephews, who missed him sore, and determined to see 

 what had become of him by tracking him down. They tracked 

 him to an ant hill, where they found some of the Doowan's 

 hairs, upon which they immediately suspected Werrinbool, 

 and very soon found the first camp (Lake Hindmarsh). They 

 passed along the track until they discovered the second night's 

 camp (Lake Albacutya), with the ashes of the fire still ^varm. 

 Still proceeding upon their way, they came to the third camp, 

 Avith the Werrinbool's fire still burning. The oldest nephew 

 directed the younger to go up against the wind for the Werrin- 

 bool to smell him, at the same time getting into hiding to 

 lie in wait. The WerrJnl)ool soon smelt him, and as he was 

 creeping after the younger, the older nephew speared him. and 

 the younger ran in and also threw a well-directed spear, and 

 then the pair cut off the Werrinbool's head, and continued play- 

 ing with it for some time by rolling it from one to the other, 

 and that is how Lake Werringurr was formed. 



