Page 15 - Storytime - Issue 32 (April 2017)
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“We’ll go down to Earth and hunt for They had never hunted before and
food there!” cried one of the young it was harder than they expected.
men. “It will be easy!” he said. “We’ll Possums and wombats were good
bring back enough meat to feed at running away and even better at
everyone for a long time.” hiding, and kangaroos were fast and
strong. The brothers soon realised
These two sky brothers were famous
that they needed to use both hands
for their skill and courage, so it was
to catch their prey, so they let their fire
agreed by all that they would be the
sticks fall to the ground.
first ever sky people to travel to Earth.
But the fire sticks quickly set the dry
“But take your fire sticks with you,”
grass alight and, soon, the trees
said the tribeswoman. “It gets dark
around the sky brothers were ablaze.
and cold down there, and you will
need them to light your way.” The brothers panicked and tried to put
out the fire, but it was too late – it had
already spread too far. Before long,
The two sky brothers flew down it was roaring like a giant bonfire,
from the stars with their fire sticks, sending smoke billowing into the sky
and began their hunt for food. that could be seen for many miles.
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