Up on the hill, there was a big waterhole.
It was a favourite place to go, everyone loved swimming there all the time.
One night, after it got dark, big clouds of rain rolled in. It rained and rained, all night long.
More and more rain came, until that waterhole was full. And a giant snake slipped into the water.
The next day, after the rain had stopped, two men came up to the waterhole to see how full it was.
All of a sudden a big wind blew. It blew them into the murky water where the snake hid.
The giant snake rose up from the depths and swallowed the two men whole.
Read the story in Warlpiri here
About Jukurrpa Stories
Jukurrpa Stories are produced at PAW Media, an Indigenous media organisation in the remote community of Yuendumu, NT. Stories are developed at the Billingual Resource Development Unit in Yuendumu, along with other Warlpiri language teaching resources.
Voiced by Jakamarra Nelson
Recording and Sound Design: Esau Japanangka Marshall
Story: Donovan Rice Jampijinparlu
Podcast Tile Image: Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming), Jeanie Napangardi Lewis, Warlukurlangu Artists
