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Lengo was a clever, strong iioojanguru (seacoast) womba and

one of his sons was iLandabnlabnia, who was also a very clever,

strong young womba in the Yamminga time of long ago. It was he

who showed the Koojanguru womba how to catch fish by torchlight.

He made woondungoo (torches) which would stay lighted a lor.g, long

time and at night time he used to go down to the beach (barda)

with his koorili lanji and kill all kinds of fish that came in

with the tide, walga-walga, jirralool, and mai\y other kinds of

good eating fish Mandabulabula caught, and he would bring them all

back to cajmp, strung on his spears, and la^ them down before his

father. Lengo would then distribute the fish, keeping those he

liked for himself ard sending the rest to the members of his group,

leaving Mandabulabula only the little ones or stringy ones, never

giving him a walga-walga or jirralool or any of the good fish

which he brought back in such <iuantitles.

Mow Mandabulabula was a Maamhtingana (f\illy initiated man)

yet his father refused to allow him to eat the good fish, when by

the law he could eat any of the fish he caught, because he was

Maambungana. But he loved his father and was obedient to him for

a long time. At last he got tired of catching good eating fish

and never being allowed to eat any of them, so one day he went down

to the barda and standing close beside the sea he turned into

lightning and went away over the sea. Lengo was also on the beach,

and when he saw his son turning into lightning he tried to stop

him with his spear and with boughs, but Mandabulabula went away

from him. By and by Mandabulabula turned into red stone and went

into the ground near the barda, arAd now when the tide is out, ,,ou

can see the red rocks near Wallaning (north of Broome) which the

womba always call Mar»dabulabuia-goon, the place where Mandabulabula

went into the ground. In the spring time when the red sunse t is

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refleoted in the sea all men know that it is Mandabulabula show

ing his torch, and they go torobiight fishing, knowing that they xli

will catch plenty of walga-walga and iirralool and other good eating

fieh, oAd men should not forbid their sons to take their proper

Share of tbo oatoh when their sons are maambungana.

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' r,-:v\ •;'••'• •• , ' ' .Lsngo WAB a oXaTBr, strong Koojangura (soaooast)

and oao of his sons was MandabuXXabulla» who was aXso

vary olevar and strong in the Yaiaminga time of long ago* It

was ha who i^jhowad ths Koojangorn man how to oatoh fish by

torohlight* He made woondungoo (torohas) which would stay

lightad a long, long time, and at night time he used to go down

to the barda (beach) with his boomerang and l£XXl all Icinds ot

fish that came in with the tila. Many kinds of good eating . ^

fish kf daught, and he would bring than ail back to camp, ^

strung on his syears, and lay than down bafora his father*

Lengo would distribute the fish, keeping those he liked for

himself and sending the rest to the members of his group, leav

ing Mandabullabulla only the little ones or stringy ones, never*

giving him a walga-walga, or Jirralool, or any of the good fish

which he brought back in such quantities*

how MandabuHabulla was a MaiUBibungsiia (folly initiated

man) yet his father refaaed to allow him to eat the good fish,

vAien by the law he could eat any of them ha oaugbt* But he

loved his father and was obedient to him for a long tine* It

laet he tired of catching good eating fieh and never being al

lowed to have any of them, so one day he went down to the beaeh,

and, standing olose beside the sea, he turned into lightning

and went away over the sea* Lengo was also on the beaeh, and

when he saw his son turning into lightning, hs tried to stop

him with his spear and with boui^s, but could not* hy and by,

Mandabullabulla turned into red stone and went into the ground

near the beaeh« and now when the tide is out, you can see the

red reeks near iVallaning (north of Broome) wiULoh is called bythe natives Mandebuliabulla-goon, the place where Mandabullabulla

went into the ground. In the spring time, when the red eunmet

is refleoted inttie sea',' all men know that id is kendahuHahallaitoowing hie toreh, and they ge terehUght fishing, immmimt that

they will eateh plenty ef geed eating fish* Old men should set

forbid their eens to teke their proper ehare ef the fish theyeatsh when their sons are maambungana*

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