Ten Canoes Page #2

Number two wife of Ridjimiraril

was called Nowalingu.

Nowalingu was a bit of a jealous one,

but she had eyes

that sometimes flew at other men.

What about his other wife...

...the young one?

Why do you ask?

Are you interested in her?

Ah, that number three wife,

she was a young one.

She was called Munandjarra.

Munandjarra was a beautiful one.

She was quiet as a sleeping baby.

Ridjimiraril also had a young brother.

just like Dayindi was the Minygululu's younger brother.

That brother was called Yeeralparil.

Yeeralparil had no wives yet,

and none promised.

He thought he should have one,

and the wife he thought

he should have, was Munandjarra.

It was not right to him

that his brother had three wives,

but he himself had none.

Just like nowadays,

the old men get all the wives.

And you...

...you'll get a wife

when you get older.

When I get older,

my prick will go limp.

You're laughing at me

because you think...

my prick has gone limp!

The young men lived

in the single men's camp.

away from the main camp

They lived there to learn the law,

and the ways of men,

and to live apart from their sisters.

Yeeralparil too lived

in the single men's camp.

Even though it was a long walk

to Ridjimiraril's camp,

Yeeralparil's eyes could already see

that young Munandjarra.

His mind would wander off

to be with her.

Sometimes his legs

would make his body follow.

He's off to see his girl.

He thought about

how to really see Munandjarra.

Maybe he would just walk into the camp

and pretend another reason.

Anything to eat?

But maybe Banalandju's eye

would be too sharp.

That day, near the camp, was haircut day.

All off, take it all off.

- You sure?

- Everything...

- You sure?

...I want to look like a young warrior,

so the girls don't run away.

How are you boys?

Yeeralparil thought maybe he could see

Munandjarra from the distance.

Do you want a haircut?

Not right now.

Maybe he's looking for my mother!

The one who said that, is Birrinbirrin,

who lived in the same camp as Ridjimiraril.

Birrinbirrin had two wives,

and a belly as big as a mountain.

He was always eating too much,

but his favourite thing of all

was honey.

He would search for it...

... beg for it...

... sometimes even steal it.

Make sure you burn all the hair

It could be bad for me,

if the sorcerer finds any.

Ah yes, I nearly forgot that sorcerer...

The sorcerer was old

and very powerful.

He had good magic and bad magic.

He lived by himself

to keep his magic secret.

Now watch carefully,

because on this day I'm talking about,

something happened...

Someone's coming!

There was a stranger...

Maybe that stranger had a right

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