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The Story of the Crocodile Born of a Man and a Woman

Layer: Blablanga (Solomon Islands)
Link back to source:: https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/RV1/073A020308
Type: Other

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Start Date: 2008-03-02
End Date: 2008-03-02

Description

The story is told by Nathaniel Bako, while Walter Koburu is asking questions towards the end of the recording. A crocodile born of a man and a woman thinks he is a human child, but when he tries to play with other children they get scared and throw stones at him. With a heavy heart, the crocodile decides to live the village and walks till he founds a place "far, far away", from which his village is no longer visible. Technically, that remote place is still on Blanga territory. The crocodile, a giant one now, dwells in the Garanga River and never attaks people who speak Blanga. However, he gets very nervous when hearing other languages.

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Source

https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/RV1/073A020308

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