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This is the Aboriginal legend of the formation of the landscape on Cape York Peninsula. Goorialla, the Rainbow Serpent, was looking for his own tribe. On his travels he formed mountains, a deep gorge, and a lily lagoon called Minalinka. Eventually he found his own people. He showed them how to make headdresses of feathers and how to dance. When a big storm blew up, all the people built shelters except the Bil-bil boys. When they sought shelter in Goorialla's humpy he opened his mouth and swallowed them. Their people followed Goorialla when he left and cut him open to release the brothers who had turned into Rainbow Lorikeets. When Goorialla woke and discovered what had happened he was so incensed his rage caused the mountain to shake and thunder. He hurled parts of the mountain all over the country to form the hills and the mountains of today (Source: book).
Reading Australia
This work has Reading Australia teaching resources.
.Unit Suitable For
AC: Year 2 (NSW Stage 1)
General Capabilities
Critical and creative thinking, Information and communication technology, Intercultural understanding
Cross-curriculum Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Notes
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Also available as part of a short film (The Rainbow Serpent and 2 Other Stories, 1982) and as part of a kit containing a filmstrip, a sound cassette and notes (The Rainbow Serpent, 1978).
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has translations in Japanese and Chinese.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Goobalathaldin's Rainbow Serpent
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Found in Fryer : Stories from the Fryer Library Collection 2010; (p. 172-173) -
Journey to Quinkan Country
1992
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 7 no. 3 1992; (p. 10-15) -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Newsagent and Bookshop , 6 May 1989;
— Review of The Rainbow Serpent 1975 single work picture book -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 60 1976; (p. 16)
— Review of The Rainbow Serpent 1975 single work picture book -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The School Librarian , September vol. 24 no. [3] 1976;
— Review of The Rainbow Serpent 1975 single work picture book
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Newsagent and Bookshop , 6 May 1989;
— Review of The Rainbow Serpent 1975 single work picture book -
From the Bookshelf
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Victoria Herald , 12 July 1976;
— Review of The Rainbow Serpent 1975 single work picture book -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The School Librarian , September vol. 24 no. [3] 1976;
— Review of The Rainbow Serpent 1975 single work picture book -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 60 1976; (p. 16)
— Review of The Rainbow Serpent 1975 single work picture book -
Journey to Quinkan Country
1992
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 7 no. 3 1992; (p. 10-15) -
Goobalathaldin's Rainbow Serpent
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Found in Fryer : Stories from the Fryer Library Collection 2010; (p. 172-173)
Awards
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- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
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