LONGNEK DAKDAK

Lily Bennett KRIOL

Longnek Dakdak

Lily Bennett imi n raitim di jan stori en imi n droi m ola p itja .

KRIOL

Bom yili Press 1980

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Ebri faldwada taim dijan dakdakgadim long nek im kilimbat fish.

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Ebri dei jad dakdak im go gijimbat stik en twik en bak en gras bla mei gi m im nes. En im oldei go fishing gijimbat fish. Nekdei im bin ij meigimbat nes bla im en im jidan langa im nes bla meigim eig.

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Imi n mei gi m bigmob ei g en im oldei j i dan langa im nes bla meigim worn. Jad dakdak im oldei bogibogi langa woda.

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Wan dei ola eig imi n hejum mijalp bla im en im oldei go gijimbat ola lilwan fish bla olabat ebri dei. Samtaim jadlot l i l dakdak dei lanimbat mijalp bla flaiwei.

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Wan im sanset jad dakdak im takimin langa olabat en im meigim worn la ola im beibiwan dakdak. En dei abum jilip na bla nek dei .

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The P ie d C o rm oran tA u th o r & I l l u s t r a t o r : L i l y B e n n e tt

A lw ays when th e r i v e r s a re in f lo o d th e P ie d C o rm oran t c a tc h e s f i s h .

And e v e ry day she g a th e rs s t i c k s , b a rk and g ra s s to b u i l d h e r n e s t and when i t i s f in is h e d she la y s h e r eggs .

She la y s a l o t o f eggs and when she is n o t i n th e w a te r she s i t s on th e eggs to keep them warm .

Then th e eggs h a tc h and th e m o th e r m ust go o u t e v e ry day c a tc h in g l i t t l e f i s h f o r h e r b a b ie s . Som etim es th e b a b ie s t r y to te a c h th e m s e lv e s to f l y .

When th e sun s e ts th e m o th e r tu c k s h e r b a b ie s u n d e r h e r w in g s and keeps them warm as th e y s le e p u n t i l m o rn in g .

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