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Gwayum is worried about Widi's day-dreaming, so Frog tells her about the earliest times before the world when the Great Spirit decided to fill the space with light and life. He created the land and said, "Everything is ready now." He thought about what kinds of creatures he would make until he fell asleep, dreaming of plants of all colors, insects, animals, birds and human beings. When he awoke, the Great Spirit saw Raven, Eagle and Frog at play in this first world, and he realized the world of his dream had become his creation. (3z(BWe must not question the dreamers amongst us,(3y (Bsays Frog, (3z(Bbut be patient and help them if we can. They are the creators.(3y (BGwayum takes this to heart and as Frog hops away Widi jumps up. (3z(BIve got it!(3y (BHe runs to the others and tells them he knows how to make a boat fly. They all laugh at him, but Gwayum offers to help. Working together, they take a length of fabric and attach it to a pole, which he puts in his tiny boat. It is a sail, and sure enough, it makes the boats fly over the water.
Gwayum is worried about Widi's day-dreaming, so Frog tells her about the earliest times before the world when the Great Spirit decided to fill the space with light and life. He created the land and said, "Everything is ready now." He thought about what kinds of creatures he would make until he fell asleep, dreaming of plants of all colors, insects, animals, birds and human beings. When he awoke, the Great Spirit saw Raven, Eagle and Frog at play in this first world, and he realized the world of his dream had become his creation. (3z(BWe must not question the dreamers amongst us,(3y (Bsays Frog, (3z(Bbut be patient and help them if we can. They are the creators.(3y (BGwayum takes this to heart and as Frog hops away Widi jumps up. (3z(BIve got it!(3y (BHe runs to the others and tells them he knows how to make a boat fly. They all laugh at him, but Gwayum offers to help. Working together, they take a length of fabric and attach it to a pole, which he puts in his tiny boat. It is a sail, and sure enough, it makes the boats fly over the water.
General Note
Raven Tales is a series of television programs and graphic novelizations which are targeted at school age children and their families to introduce Aboriginal folklore in a humorous and entertaining way. The episodes tell the stories of the many adventures of Raven, the most powerful deity of Aboriginal mythology. Each episode features an original interpretation of a popular tale from the folklore of our first peoples.