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Stories of the Dreamtime

Viewing comments for Chapter 10 "Yalunga - The Rainbow Serpent."
Aboriginal myths and legends.

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Comment from mumsyone
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Great story, Kay! I really enjoyed this one. Wonderful that you could find a painting to go along with it. I'd never heard this legend before, so it is very interesting.

Hugs,
Lois

 Comment Written 12-Aug-2014


reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014
    Hello Luverly Lois, Glad you enjoyed the story - lots more to come. Blessings, Kay XX
Comment from Alan K Pease
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Again you snow me. The description of the Rainbow Serpent is brilliant as well as being charming story of the adventures of two boys with a servant of the Almighty. The only problem is that I have used up my sixes. Yours will have to be a "virtual" six. So very sorry.

I have some bad news too - not health nor relationships. I posted Dance Macabre as a "Revived Poem" from its original posting date in 2012 thinking it would be treated the same as a new post. At present I have received 11 six star new ratings for my poem. I find that none of these will be figured in my average for this year. When I had researched this service I found no information of this limitation in the "information section" for Fanstory - no FAQ relating to it.

 Comment Written 12-Aug-2014


reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014
    Oh, brother, what a kick in the guts! Please contact Tom and explain about your problem with Dance Macabre because everyone should be aware - maybe you can help someone else that thinks they are going to go up the ladder or not? Glad you liked my rainbows. Love, Kay.
Comment from Selina Stambi
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I like the narrative style, dear Kay. It's fresh, bright, and very appealing.

Had my attention all the way.

Really enjoyed, my friend.

Hugs and love to you,

xxx

Sonali


if he emerges during the dry (season), he will lose all his beautiful colours.

"How old are you(,) (o)h, great Yalunga(?)" said Karangi.


 Comment Written 12-Aug-2014


reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014
    Hello Possum, Glad you liked my little story - our dialect would call for "during the dry" as regional dialect. Our speech is very different from American and if I used all of our way of speaking...no American would understand it!! LOL Love, Kay XX
reply by Selina Stambi on 13-Aug-2014
    I get it! It might be good to make a note of anything 'unusual' in author notes, to protect you from hecklers .. like me?? :)

    Hugs and kisses, dear. :)
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014
    Dis old lady she no scared of you! :-) she got a big boomerang to bounce offa you head! Hee, Hee.
reply by Selina Stambi on 13-Aug-2014
    :) :) :)!!!!! I forgot about that!! Mwah!
reply by the author on 14-Aug-2014
    Or...I could hit you wid me wooden leg!!
reply by Selina Stambi on 14-Aug-2014
    Aw ... I'd just throw my prosthesis back at ya!!
reply by the author on 15-Aug-2014
    Huh? Have you got one...really? I give my old ones to friends who drill holes in the top and put flowers in them...:-] XX
Comment from chasennov
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Chapter 10 of the book Stories of the Dreamtime Legend of how the rainbows came to be. "Yalunga - The Rainbow Serpent." Over in Western Australia, the rainbow serpent is called the Wagyl. Well done, Aussie.

 Comment Written 12-Aug-2014


reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014
    Hello chasennov, Thank you for reading and yes, he has many names. Cheers, Kay.
reply by chasennov on 16-Aug-2014
    You are most welcome, Kay.
Comment from jlsavell
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Dear sweet Kace, yes I have surfaced again. Soon much going on especially since Sarah got sick. She has had to have a lot of tutoring. Now to your story. As always your writing shines. Captivating is a word which describes your work. Legends abound and I love the way you bring them to life. Well done..bravo...Jimi

 Comment Written 12-Aug-2014


reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014
    My Jiminy Cricket, Like the proverbial bad penny, you always turn up again. I miss you but understand that your time is precious. Do you still work at Ice-cream and Pickles? Love, Kace XXX :-)
Comment from Andrewajgblue
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I really enjoyed this, the story was so interesting and the characters were so well depicted, I love mysterical legends like this, the whole thing was really past paced and so easy to read , well done,
Andrew

 Comment Written 12-Aug-2014


reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014
    Hello Andrew, Thanks for reading, it is one of ten little stories if you are interested? Blessings, Kay. XX
Comment from royowen
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I loved your story Kaye, it has a hint of God Himself, and the serpent himself well... The character(s) were really well defined, the story line was good, followed a consistent tack, it held my attention all the way to its great ending, did so from the beginning, well written, good imagery generated from the narrative, articulate and expressive, well done, Kaye, blessings, Roy.

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 Comment Written 12-Aug-2014


reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014
    Thank you for reading Roy. God in our culture is Baiame - we worship the land and its creatures are sacred. If we kill for food, we ask the animal first and thank it for it's spirit. Our culture is 60,000 years old. Bless you, Kay.