Southern Australia

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In this story, the flood itself is of little consequence, serving only to separate some characters. The story's source is not identified beyond "South Australian."

Yulu-yuluru, the kingfisher man, always blamed his wives, Wanatjilda and Mundikara, for not bringing him enough food. One day, his rudeness so infuriated the women that they decided not to give him any food at all. For several days, they told Yulu-yuluru that there was no food to be found, but he knew they were lying and decided to punish them.

Spying an emu one day, he signaled his wives to drive the bird towards him; they did so, and he speared it. The wives, tired of eating only seed-cakes, asked that he roast it on their fire, but Yulu-yuluru told them to go away and wait until he called them. Then he cooked the emu, built a waterproof shelter, and called forth a storm which created such a flood that the women's camp became a small island. Knowing they could not flee, Yulu-yuluru threw stones at them. To save their lives, Wanatjilda jumped into the water and became a diver-duck, and Mundikara turned into a water hen and diappeared into the reeds.

Charles P. Mountford, The Dreamtime Book (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1973), 14.