. Across Australia . ith the Wollunqua as his mate. When theold snake set out on his travels, the man was very muchdistressed for fear lest he should leave Thapauerlu for the snake had been gone some time, he set out totrack him up and came across him, or rather his head end,close to Ununtumurra, and at first walked quietly alongby the side of his track. Finally, standing close by thesnake, and lifting up his two arms, as indicated by thetwo curved bands and also by the double footmarks, hestruck the snake as hard as he could with a stick, hopingthus to drive him back to Thapauerlu.
. Across Australia . ith the Wollunqua as his mate. When theold snake set out on his travels, the man was very muchdistressed for fear lest he should leave Thapauerlu for the snake had been gone some time, he set out totrack him up and came across him, or rather his head end,close to Ununtumurra, and at first walked quietly alongby the side of his track. Finally, standing close by thesnake, and lifting up his two arms, as indicated by thetwo curved bands and also by the double footmarks, hestruck the snake as hard as he could with a stick, hopingthus to drive him back to Thapauerlu. He was successful,for the old Wollunqua curled his body round that of hismate Mumumanungara, lifted himself on high, and, witha great dive, plunged into the earth, and thus the twowent back to Thapauerlu. We had been very much interested in the Wollunquaceremonies, and were anxious to see for ourselves thesnakes home at Thapauerlu and the sacred spots aroundit, so we proposed to the old men of the totem group that s. i.
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