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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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