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bunyip |
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bunyip a mythical animal denizen of Australian swamps. Its ogreish reputation makes it a threatening figure to children. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A new introduction by Philip Pullman calls this "the funniest children's book ever written," and while that strikes me as something of an overstatement, I did find myself laughing out loud at the exploits of Bunyip Bluegum (a koala) and his friends Bill Barnacle (an old sailor) and Sam Sawnoff (a penguin). PHOTO : Aborigine stories of the bunyip, a man-eating monster, may have been inspired in part by During a chance meeting with a mystical Bunyip elder, TY discovers that his fellow Tasmanian Tigers are still alive, but trapped in another world called Dreamtime. |
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