NOt al a Different Animal legs. e: crop in tralia, and to ttle God Nqa.
to Nqa at six before breakfast, saying, Make me different from all oternoon.
Up jumped Nqa from on t and sed, Go away!
e: ralia, and to the Middle God Nquing.
to Nquing at eiger breakfast, saying, Make me different from all oternoon.
Up jumped Nquing from ed, Go away!
e: ralia, and to the Big God Nqong.
to Nqong at ten before dinner-time, saying, Make me different from all oter by five ternoon.
Up jumped Nqong from -pan and sed, Yes, I will!
Nqong called Dingo--Yello gentleman dancing on an as? s to be popular and very truly run after. Dingo, make him SO!
Up jumped Dingo--Yello cat-rabbit?
Off ran Dingo--Yellole,--ran after Kangaroo.
Off ttle legs like a bunny.
t part of tale!
; ains; -pans; ill legs ached.
o!
Still ran Dingo--Yellorap, never getting nearer, never getting farter Kangaroo.
o!
Still ran Kangaroo--Old Man Kangaroo. i-trees; grass; ropics of Capricorn and Cancer; ill his hind legs ached.
o!
Still ran Dingo--Yelloing nearer, never getting farto the ollgong River.
No any bridge, and t any ferry-boat, and Kangaroo didnt kno over; so ood on his legs and hopped.
o!
s in tralia. he hopped like a Kangaroo.
First ronger; any time for rest or refres, and ed them very much.
Still ran Dingo--Yello of it made Old Man Kangaroo hop.
For ; like a pea in a saucepan; or a new rubber ball on a nursery floor.
o!
ucked up legs; uck out ail for a balance-weighe Darling Downs.
o!
Still ran Dingo--tired-Dog Dingo-- of it op.
t-pans, and said, Its five oclock.
Do Dingo--Poor Dog Dingo--always ongue and howled.
Do Kangaroo--Old Man Kangaroo--stuck out ail like a milking-stool bes finished!
tleman, you grateful to Yellohank him for all he has done for you?
tired Old Kangaroo-- of t of my regular meal-times; ered my s it back; and ch my legs.
taken, but didnt you ask me to make you different from all oto make you very truly souger? And no is five oclock.
Yes, said Kangaroo. I you by cations, but tical joke.
Joke! said Nqong from again and Ill wle up Dingo and run your hind legs off.
No, said t apologise. Legs are legs, and you neednt alter em so far as I am concerned. I only meant to explain to Your Lordliness t Ive o eat since morning, and Im very empty indeed.
Yes, said Dingo--Yello in tuation. Ive made from all ot w may I ea?
t-pan, Come and ask me about it tomorroo wash.
So t in tralia, Old Man Kangaroo and Yello.
th-filling song
Of t was run by a Boomer,
Run in a single burst--only event of its kind--
Started by big God Nqong from arrigaborrigarooma,
Old Man Kangaroo first: Yellow-Dog Dingo behind.
Kangaroo bounded away,
ons--
Bounded from morning till dark,
ty-five feet to a bound.
Yellow-Dog Dingo lay
Like a yelloance--
Mucoo busy to bark.
My! but the ground!
Nobody knows w,
Or follorack t they flew in,
For t Continent
been given a name.
ty degrees,
From torres Straits to the Leeuwin
(Look at tlas, please),
And they came.
Sposing you could trot
From Adelaide to the Pacific,
For an afternoons run
tlemen did
You ,
But your legs errific--
Yes, my importunate son, Youd be a Marvellous Kid!