Dreaming Stories.
Ngarraboolgan.
The rock wallabies became jealous of the eagle hawk who could see over vast distances as he soared high above the plain. On his advice, they built a huge pile of stones as a high vantage point. The swamp pheasant built her nest on top and raised her chicks there but Eekoo, a ‘debil debil’ came and killed them. In a rage, the swamp pheasant lit a bushfire in the hope Eekoo would be caught in it, but he quickly made a lake, dived in and saved himself. The fierce heat fused the stones and became the great mountain Ngarraboolgan. The lake is called Koogarro and is still there, and according to legend, so is Eekoo…
End of Djungan Dreamtime.
According to the Djungan people there were two ancestral figures who were the original inhabitants of the country. These two ancestral figures could take the form of two birds Mirki- the night owl, or mopoke and Raku - another night bird. These ancestral figures represent the two totemic groups of the Djungan people. When the other ancestors came to this land Mirki was attacked and surrounded by grass fires. Mirki took refuge in the hollow of a tree, where night owls do not go. Mirki had to change into a bird to escape. This action led all the other ancestors to change into the various birds, animals, and other forms they have now, and thus brought to a close the mythical ancestral period at the beginning of time.
Moon Story.
In the past two men were travelling. One was good, the other was bad. Then some other men killed one of the travellers, but he rose again. They killed him again and cut him into pieces, but he rose again. The third time the men cut the man into four pieces and threw them into the different directions, the last one was thrown east, and that is the moon now.
Dollar Bird Story.
Warrkungu, the mussel man, also called the spirit bird (dollar bird), moves mussels, in Djungan called kundi, around during the night. It is said that when one cannot find mussels in the river, where they are usually to be found, one knows that Warrkungu the musselman has moved them to another location during the night.