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1 Class Two s Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories

2 How The Shark Got His Teeth Did you no that long long ago sharks had no teeth. The hungry shark livd in the grait barrier reef. The shark wantid a fish but he had no teeth. Then the shark eyt a hard coral and so he got his teeth. Then the shark coodent sum good fish becaes if had did not get fish he wood digh. By Mason

3 How The Dingo Got His Tail Did you know that long, long ago dingos had no tail? In the beginning, there lived a soft dingo who lived in a soggy wet rain forest. The dingo was very upset because it had no soft tail, it was taken by a mean crocodile. One day, the soft dingo went to get his fluffy tail back but he couldn t find it. Suddenly, the soft dingo uppeard in a dark cave. In the dark cave was a strange noise it was the mean crocodile. The dingo quickly ran and got his soft tail back, the dingo was so happy. Just at that moment, a kangaroo came and took the fluffy tail again. But luckily, the crocodile changed it s mind and helped the dingo get it s tail back. In the end, the dingo finally had the tail. Happily, the dingo lived happily ever after with the soft fluffy tail. By Gabriella

4 How The Snake Got ItsPattun. Did you noa that long long ago snaiks had no patun. Wuns there was a plain brown snaik hoo livd in the long green grass. She was hiding from the hungree dingo because he wanted to eet her. The dingo trighd to get the snaik but the snaik ascaiped. The skaik met a good Aborijinee gerl and she painted the snaik to look like the green grass. The dingo never trighd to eat the snaik agen. That is how the snaik got its paten. By Willow

5 How The Emu Got It s Long Neck Did you know that long long ago emus had short necks? In the beginning, there was a short neck emu who wanted to have a long neck. Luckily, she was friendly and she had a friend called Tortoise who plaid niclee with Emu. One day Emu was having a stroll when she saw tortoise. Help said tortoise my baby is stuck in a hole because a horid dingo did a howl and my baby fell in. Then the dingo came back and trighd to eat my baby. Don t worry I will help your baby said Emu. So Emu put his head down the hole. But Emus head got stuck in the hole. Emu shouted let me out so tortoise quicklee pulled Emus leg. His head was still stuck so tortoise pulled his leg so hard that his neck got longer and longer and longer. Suddenly Emus head burst out and the baby was saved. But Emus neck wasn t short now it was long. By Dan

6 How The Kangaroo Got His Pouch Did you know that long, long ago kangaroo had no pouches? In the beginning, there was a sad kangaroo who lived in a snuggly burrow. Sadly, she had no fluffy pouch so she felt upset. Just at that moment, a helpful kangaroo popped out and helped the sad kangaroo. The she was the happiest kangaroo ever because he had a fluffy pouch. By Evie

7 How the Quokka Got His Smile Did you know that long long ago Quokka had no smile. The quokka found some grass. She led in the stickee grass and she got some fer and that made her smile. She was happy for the rest of her lif. She was good with her fer. By Tilly

8 How The Tasmanian Tiger Got Her Stripes Did you know that long, long ago Tasmanian tigers had no stripes? In the beginning, there was a Tasmanian tiger who lined in the steeming and scorching deserts of Tasmania. She was a very unhappy Tasmanian tiger because she had no stripes. She wished and wished that she had stripes. One day, she told her friend the koala, but she just laughed and all the other koalas laughed too. But there was one koala who was lovely and so the Tasmaina Tiger asked her Will you paint some stripes on me? and the koala said yes I will. Finally, she had stripes and her friends said she was beautiful That is how the Tasmaina Tiger got her stripes. By Elsie

9 How the Dingo Got It s Colour Did you know that long long ago dingos have no colour. Once there lived a dingo in the outback that had no colour. It s house was a cave and it never came out. But one day he did come out of the cave. A sandstorm got him so he ran to his cave. He got his colour when the sand got on his fer. By Josef

10 How The Emu Got His Long Neck Did you know that long long ago emus had no long neck? In the beginning, there was a emu who lived in a green rainforest. One day, he went for a work in the rainforest and he saw a worreed tortoise. Help said the tortoise my baby has fallen down a hole. Can you get my baby out please? Yes said the good emu. So the emu put his head down the hole but it got stuck. When he pulled it out it was a long neck. In the end the tortoise had the baby and the emu lived happily ever after. By Finley

11 How The Platypus Got It s Sting Did you know that long, long ago platypus didn t have a stinger? The platypus livs by a river. The platypus was sad because he carnt difend itself. One day he was with his frend spider then a crocudiul jumpt out! The platypus kickt the crodudiul and then his flipr was by spider. Spider poisund two sticks and put them on the flippers. That is how the platypus got it s sting. Now the platypus can difend. By William

12 How The Dingo Got It s Tail Did you know that long long ago dingos had short tails? In the beginning, there was a dingo who lived in a coasy burrow. Sadly, she was unhappy because all the other animals had a long tail. Just at that moment, a snappy crocodile jumped out and bit his short tail. Fiercly, he pulled it until it was hyooj. In the end, the kangaroo lived happily ever after with a long tail. By Lauren

13 How The Dingo Got It s Tail Did you knot that long, long ago dingos had no tail In the beginning, there was a tailless dingo who lived in a drisly rainforest. Sadly, the dingo had no long tail. Just at that moment a selfish crocodile came into the drisly rainforest. Just then, the dingo cam running out the rainforest too, They said very mean things to each other so the crocodile bit the dingo on the bottom of his back and pulled! And that is how the dingo got his tail. By Katherine

14 How The Quokka Got His Fer Did you no that long, long ago quokkas had no fer. The quokka livd in a cold dark buroa of a tree. The quokka went in stickee grass and lighd down. The grass stuck to his body. He caim out of the gras with fur. By the time he got back to his burro it was dark. When he got to his bed he was coasy with fer. By Eden

15 How The Dingo Got It s Teeth Did you know that long, long ago dingos had no teeth? In the beginning, there was a dingo who lived in the scorching hot Outback. Sadly, the toothless dingo wished and wished to have sharp teeth so she could eat meat. One day, the toothless dingo ran off because she was so sad. She ran away over a dirty hill. Later that day, the tired dingo saw an Aborigine with loads of stoans. Suddenly, the Aborigine asked for a battle and he started throwing the rocks at the toothless dingo. The dingo had teeth now and she was so happy but she didn t say thank you she just ran away. That is how the dingo got its teeth. By Liam

16 How The Koala Got It s Fur Did you know that long, long ago koalas had no fur? In the beginning, the koala was naked and cold. It lived in a soaking rain forest in Australia. One day, the koala was extremely freezing cold and very sad because she had no fur! Suddenly, her fur stared to grow and grow and grow until she was all fluffy and cute to cuddle. Eventually, she was happy because she was very soft, snuggly and looked very happy! In the end, when her friend saw her she said you look fantastic, marveless and really soft. By Amelia M

17 How The Kangaroo Got His Pouch Did you know that long, long ago kangaroo had no pouch. In the beginning, there was a sad kangaroo who lived in a warm burrow. Sadly the kangaroo was misrabol because she had no pouch. Suddenly the kangaroo saw another kangaroo and said haven t got a pouch. The other kangaroo said I have fluffy bag. The sad kangaroos said I would like that bag and the other kangaroo said you can have it for a pouch. By Alisha

18 How The Snake Got His Pattun. Did you no that long long ago snakes had no pattun. Ons there was a plain brown snake hoolivd in the long green grass. She was hiding from the hugree dingo because he wanted to eat her. She got chast but luclee she usgaipt. She was sad because the dingo could see her. Then she saw a little gerl and the gerl painted the snake so she was camouflage. The dingo never trighd to eat her again. By Katie

19 How The Snake Got His Pattun Did you no that long long ago snakes had no paton. Wons there was a plain brown snake hoolivd in the long grass. She was hiding from the dingo because the dingo wanted to eet her. The dingo trid to get the snaik but she savd her self. Ther was byootiful gerl and she helpt. She painted the snaik so the snaik lookt like the grass and was byootiful. By Lottie

20 How The Snake Got It Patn The snac had no patn. The snac livd in the grass. She wos hidng from the hungry digoo. He wated too eet her. A grl pated a patn on the snac and dingo nevr chasd hr agen. By Leland

21 How The Dingo Got His Colour Did you no a long long ago dingos had no culer. The dingo livd in the hot outback. He lived in a caiv but he never caimowt. But ons he caimowt of the caiv and then a sand storm caim. The brown sand got him and that is how the dingo got his culer. By Samuel

22 How The Snake Got His Pattun The snake had no paten. Wuns a plain brown snaik hoolivd in the long grars. She waz sad beecos the dingo watid to eet her. The dingo trid to eet the brown snaik. And the dingo chaisd her. She exsgapd. She met a gul hoo painted the snaik. The snaik hid in the long grars. The snaik got her patun. By Michael

23 How The Dingo Got His Speed Did you know that long, long ago dingos were very slow? In the beginning, there was a miserable dingo who lived in the dusty planes of Australia. Sadly the slow dingo was so upset because he wished and wished and wished that he was fast. Later that day, the Aboriginal Spirit loudly bellowed and said, I m having a big wedding party and everyone is allowed to come. Suddenly, everyone except one animal rushed to come, and that animal was the dingo. A kangaroo even started laughing at him. A little while later, the spirit said, Where s dingo? and dingo said, I m here, I m too slow to come. Not anymore said the Spirit giving dingo great speed. Dingo thanked him and he said, Now I can come to every party I want. That is how dingos got their speed! By Zachary

24 How The Snake Got It s Tunge Did you know that long, long ago snakes had now tunge? In the beginning, there was a speedy snake who lived in the scorching desurt of very hot Australia. Sadly, the miserabol snake solked and solked because she wanted a tunge to eat all the food! Later that day, the miserabol snake went sliding across the deep hot desut of Australia. Suddunly, a giant Aborigine came running at top speed across the deep and dark desurt! He held a ginormus spear in his hand. Just at that moment, he threw the giant speer and it landed at the tip of her lip and got stuck in her mouth. Magicaly, it turned into a beautiful tunge. Happily, the longsnake went proudly slithering across the rocky desurt of Australia flickering out her tunge. By Louie

25 How The Snake Got His Pattun. Did you no that long long ago snakes had no patn. Once a plain brown snake lived in the long green grass. She was hiding because the dingo wanted to eet her. The dingo chaist her because he was hungrey. Luckley she ascaipt. Then a abrijiney gerl caim a long and she painted a pattun so the snake cood hid in the grass and the digno never chaist her again. By Tabitha

26 How The Shark Got His Teeth Did you no that long, long ago sharks had no teeth? The grey shark lived in the Grait Barreur Reeth. It went to find some food but he couldn t eat enee food because he had no teeth! First he trid some fish but that was no good. Then he trid some of the seeweed but it taisted bad. Next he trid some of the coral and it was better. Then the hard coral got stuck in his gums and so that is how he got his terth. By Charlie

27 How The Dingo Got It s Ear Did you know that long, long ago dingos had no ears? In the beginning, there was an orange dingo who lived in the middle of the scorching Outback of Australia. Unhappily, the sad dingo wished and wished for an ear! Later that day she saw all the animals and they had ears so she began to cry. Just at that moment, the sobbing dingo saw a falling leaf from the old billabong tree. It fell on her head. Suddenly, the dingo was surprised to hear an awful howl. The leaf had turned in to an ear. In the end, the dingo finally had an ear and she was so happy! And that is how the dingo got it s ear! By Amelia G

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