The most memorable story we read this past week was "Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard." I love witty fables, where people have come up with stories and legends explaining the things or events happening in our world, like not having wings or only having two offspring, like this story did. I think the overall message of this tale was that if you are bad and try to manipulate others, you will be punished, because good triumphs over evil.
My favorite poem by Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) we read for today was "Dreamtime," because I thought it was very relatable to our discussion in class on Wednesday. It is a poem about a present day aboriginal person praising life and her ancestors. She talks about the present day aboriginals being "the strangers now" in Australia even though her ancestors were the original citizens.
Noonuccal writes, "When our race dies,/ So too, dies the land," insinuating that they are the only people who would take care of Australia's natural resources and the rest of their invaders will just use and abuse the land until there is nothing left. When she writes, "May the Mother of life, Wake from her sleeping, And lead us on to the happy life," she is hoping her people will be freed from their present hardships and be able to live again in the peaceful nature of death. When she repeats, "let it be so, it seems like she wants "The Mother of Life" to punish the land abusers.
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