 Hi, my name is Nick Evans. I'm a linguist and you will hear a story told in the Dullabon language by the late Maggy Tecumbe, whose skin name is Ngaritjan and her clan name is Nalwakmarang and her language is Dullabon. This story tells about the crocodile, Koala Momo, the rainbow bee eater bedded bedded and the way humans came to have fire thanks to the actions of bedded bedded in snatching the fire away from the crocodile. And if you look at a photo of the beautiful bird, the rainbow bee eater, you'll be able to see the fire stick, which he snatched away, hanging down from his tail and the beautiful flash of color in his wings that comes from the fire. He snatched. On the morning I recorded this, we were sitting near a misty billabong at Mobarn Outstation in Central Arnhem Land. And this was part of our research, producing a dictionary of the Dullabon language, which Maggy Tecumbe is one of the co-authors of. Maggy throughout her life was completely dedicated to this task. And even though she hadn't entered the educational system at a time when she learned to read or write, she had a very clear picture in her mind about what a dictionary involves. Telling stories like this is part of getting out the richness of the language. I'll just read you some words she said as part of the preface to the dictionary. We're going to make our customs new again so that the children can understand our words and then they'll know. Ngadahcan was very keen that everyone around the world have the chance to learn about Dullabong language and Dullabong culture. And I hope this recording will give you a little bit of a glimpse of how beautiful and rich it is. We're going to make our customs new again so that everyone can learn about Dullabong. We're going to make our customs new again so that everyone can learn about Dullabong.