the borah which was
famous as following on the triumph of Wirreenun the rainmaker.

APPENDIX

EDITOR and Publisher have gratefully accepted a suggestion made by Dr.
E. B. Tylor, that the philologist would be thankful for a specimen of
these tales in their native form.

DINEWAN BOOLLARHNAH GOOMBLEGUBBON

Dinewan boorool diggayah gillunnee. Nahmerhneh boorool doorunmai.
Goomblegubbon boolwarrunnee. Goomblegubbon numbardee boorool
boolwarrunnee Dinewan numbardee. Baiyan noo nurruldundi gunnoonah
burraylundi nurreebah burri bunnagullundi. Goomblegubbondoo
winnanullunnee dirrah dungah nah gillunnee, Dinewandoo boonoong noo
beonemuldundi.

Goomblegubbondoo winnanullunnee gullarh naiyahneh gwallee Dinewan
gimbelah:

"Wahl ninderh doorunmai gillaygoo. Baiyan noo winnanunnee boonoong
gurrahgoo, wahlneh burraylaygoo. Wahl butndi naiyah boorool gillunnah
boomahleegooneh naiyah butthdinen woggee gwallee myrenay boonoong
gillundi."

Illah noo nurray Dinewan nahwandi. Goomblegubbon lowannee boonooog noo
wunnee wooee baiyan nurrunnee bonyehdool. Baiyan boollarhgneh
gwalleelunnee. Goomblegubbondoo gooway:

"Minyah goo ninderh wahl boonoong dulleebah gillunnee? Gunnoono
diggayah burraylunneh. Wahl boonoong ninderh doorunmai. Myrenay
boonoong gillunneh Gunnoogoo nunnahlah doorunmai gimbehlee." Dinewandoo
gooway "Gheerh ninderh boonoong bayyi."

"Wahl."

Nahnee Dinewan noonoo meer gullahgeh. Baiyan boollarhneh budtnah
ginnee. Boonoong butndi nullee gurray wahl Goomblegubbon doorunmai
giggee.

Dinewandoo gooneejayn gooway cooleer noo noo boonoong gurrahlee goo
comeboo goo.

Baiyan noo gaiathah noonoo boonoong gurray. Baiyan, neh bunnerhgahoonee
Goomblegubbon. Dinewan gooway Goomblegubbon:

"Boonoong nayr gurray." Goomblegubbon gindabnunnee, barnee, bunna
gunnee dirrah gunnee numerhneh. Boonoong beeyonemay, baiyan noo gooway
Dinewan.

"Dungneemay ninnerhneh nayr byjundool boonoong. Mayerboo nay, nay
boonoong, gurrah wahl dunerh. Wombah ninderh byjundool boonoong.
Dinewan bunna gunnee boomahlee-goo Goomblegubbon, baiyan Goomblegubbon
burrunnee. Narahgahdool myrenay boonoong. Baiyan Dinewan
eelaynerhginnee nahnee illah nayahe ninnernah gullahrah gimbehlee.
Illah lah noo noo winnanunnee. Baiyan noo doorimbai birrahleegul
boollarhyel nuddahnooway booroolah binnamayahgahway. Baiyan neh
moorillah die gahraymo noo-noo, boollarh noo garwannee. Baiyan neh
woggee goo nahnee. Goomblegubbondoo birrahleegul oodundi gun