How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails

Based on the Dreaming story told by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri,

of the Kija people, Western Australia

Use the following words to fill in the missing information from this Dreaming story.

annoyed fight delicious kangaroo

bottom Dreaming rock hills

plains spiders Australia furious

hopped sugarbag tricked stick

Back in the days of the , two kangaroos lived in the country now known
as . The large, brown kangaroo was from the and the
smaller, grey kangaroo was from the .

One day, the grey kangaroo really fancied some (wild bush honey). He
went to look for some by following a swarm of bees to their hive.

Eventually, the grey kangaroo found some sugarbag in the hole of a . He

reached inside the hole and pulled out a handful of sugarbag straight away.
It was very yummy and now the brown kangaroo also wanted some for himself. The grey
kangaroo told him to reach his right arm into the hole to get the sugarbag from the bottom.
The brown kangaroo did this but all he pulled out was a handful of . The
brown kangaroo reached inside and tried again but only pulled out more spiders. He was then
very to see the grey kangaroo reach in with his arms and pull out so much
sugarbag that it was soon all gone as he had eaten it all!

The brown kangaroo was now very angry about being by the grey
kangaroo and went to break a off a nearby White Gum tree. He was going
to the grey kangaroo! The grey kangaroo then went to get his own stick
from a Red Bloodwood tree for the fight.

The kangaroos fought with their sticks. During the fight, the grey kangaroo managed to
throw his stick at the brown kangaroo while it was running away and got it stuck onto
his ! The brown kangaroo was and, in turn, threw
his stick at the grey kangaroo. It also got stuck. After this, they didn’t know what to do
and away to their own homes.

Now when you see a , you know how they got their tails.

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 How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails Answers
Back in the days of the Dreaming, two kangaroos lived in the country now known as Australia.
The large, brown kangaroo was from the plains and the smaller, grey kangaroo was from
the hills.

One day, the grey kangaroo really fancied some sugarbag (wild bush honey). He went to look
for some by following a swarm of bees to their hive.

Eventually, the grey kangaroo found some sugarbag in the hole of a rock. He reached inside the
hole and pulled out a handful of delicious sugarbag straight away. It was very yummy and
now the brown kangaroo also wanted some for himself. The grey kangaroo told him to reach
his right arm into the hole to get the sugarbag from the bottom. The brown kangaroo did this
but all he pulled out was a handful of spiders. The brown kangaroo reached inside and tried
again but only pulled out more spiders. He was then very annoyed to see the grey kangaroo
reach in with his arms and pull out so much sugarbag that it was soon all gone as he had
eaten it all!

The brown kangaroo was now very angry about being tricked by the grey kangaroo and went
to break a stick off a nearby White Gum tree. He was going to fight the grey kangaroo! The
grey kangaroo then went to get his own stick from a Red Bloodwood tree for the fight.

The kangaroos fought with their sticks. During the fight, the grey kangaroo managed to throw
his stick at the brown kangaroo while it was running away and got it stuck onto his bottom!
The brown kangaroo was furious and, in turn, threw his stick at the grey kangaroo. It also got
stuck. After this, they didn’t know what to do and hopped away to their own homes.

Now when you see a kangaroo, you know how they got their tails.

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