Tiddalick the Frog - Aboriginal Dreamtime Story

Tiddalick the Frog is an Aboriginal Dreamtime Story from the Murray River Region of New South Wales, Australia.

Aboriginals believe in two forms of time; two parallel streams of activity. One is the daily objective activity, the other is an infinite spiritual cycle called the "dreamtime", more real than reality itself. Whatever happens in the dreamtime establishes the values, symbols, and laws of Aboriginal society. It was believed that some people of unusual spiritual powers had contact with the dreamtime.

"Dreaming" is also often used to refer to an individual's or group's set of beliefs or spirituality. For instance, an Indigenous Australian might say that they have Kangaroo Dreaming, or Shark Dreaming, or Honey Ant Dreaming, or any combination of Dreamings pertinent to their "country". However, many Indigenous Australians also refer to the creation time as "The Dreaming". The Dreamtime laid down the patterns of life for the Aboriginal people. "The Dreaming" was the time of creation. Dreaming stories vary throughout Australia, and there are different versions on the same theme. For example, the story of how the birds got their colours is different in New South Wales and in Western Australia. Stories cover many themes and topics, as there are stories about creation of sacred places, land, people, animals and plants, law and custom. It is a complex network of knowledge, faith, and practices that derive from stories of creation, and which pervades and informs all spiritual and physical aspects of an indigenous Australian's life.

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[jwarzy72]

looks like she drank all the water

[TheF8L]

Thanks for that I used it for my Year 7 Assesment Task. Can You make more "happytribe"? and again Thank You for the Video!!

[MegaDashboy]

I think that this is the way she hides the story of when she ate everything in McDonald's

[cherryblossom1351]

WHOA tiddalick is HUGE 

[cpbfmv666]

KIDS TURN ON DA RADIO!!! DONT HAVE TIME FOR DAT.

[wazzer75]

Great story but not the best rendition of it, way too many gasps, got to the point where it really annoyed me, maybe mic was way to close

[pooshitter]

Such a great storyteller. I remember her telling this story on Play School when I was but a young fella. As great as ever!!!

[TheTinybluetykes]

@0chiakaiyuki0

The song is on iTunes: The Wayfarers - 20 Aussie Animal Songs.

[advais]

hahahha

[Ouah6]

the frogs a jerk, laughing at the poor sea snakes misfortune.

[dj130510]

I love the bit where she goes, "But not Tiddalick!"

[ladyabbeymichelle]

One of the best dreamtime stories ever! I got showed this by my tech teacher and we thought it was aweomse, we loved it!

Just one more thing.

Dear the people who are making fun of her size,

Maybe you should shut up and show some respect, she's a great story teller, maybe you should get over yourself and just have a laugh.

Sincerely, the people who show some respect.