A traditional Walrpiri Dreaming narrative, belonging to Molly Tasman Napurrurla from the Tanami Desert. It tells the story of a small boy who decides to ignore his parents' advice and follow them out hunting and how he comes face to face with a huge creature with wild eyes, knotty hair, and long sharp nails and teeth - the Pangkarlangu!
In this Warlpiri version of David and Goliath we learn about the Spotted Cat of Kunjuwunju who, during the Dreaming, rids the country of a man-eating monster by disguising himself as a tiny stinging ant, and brings peace and order to the land.
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