The Bunyip Lives in Swamps, Creeks and Water Holes
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The Bunyip A Wiradjuri Dreamtime Story By Roy ‘Jacko’ Levett
The Bunyip lives in swamps, creeks and water holes.
He is hardly ever seen.
A long ling time ago, four aboriginal boys liked playing around in the creeks. These boys would not listen to their parents or anyone else who warned them about the bunyip. This kept going on for a long time.
Down by the creek they would say “Bunyips – ha ha ha!”
One day one of the boys was sick and the other three went down to the creek to go swimming and have fun. Bunyips – no way!”
But those three boys never came home again.
So keep an eye out for bunyips, be careful and always listen to your parents.
Note: The bunyip (usually translated as "devil" or "spirit") is a mythical creature from Australian folklore. Various accounts and explanations of bunyips have been given across Australia since the early days of the colonies. It has also been identified as an animal recorded in Aboriginal mythology, similar to known extinct animals.