The Southern Cross
Uncle the Eagle Hawk and two little boys, Pigeon and Wagtail. The boys used to take their uncle hunting for Bush honey and small animals such as lizards and bandicoots. To find the bush honey they would catch and stick a piece of grass or feather to the bee to make it stand out in the bush so they could follow it to their nest. It always led to Bush honey. When they told their uncle, he would make them climb the tree and hand down the honey to him or he would climb the tree himself and eat most of it and only leaving them a small amount. Uncle had a habit of leaving the boys with little to eat cooking and eating all the food for himself. This led to him being known as the Greedy Uncle. One day the boys were fed up with the uncle. So, they decided to trick him by digging a hole and placing sharp sticks at the bottom and then covering the hole with leaves. They then sung out to the uncle, “possum possum” in the hole. He knew the boys were good hunters, believing them he rushed over and started stamping on the leaves. The sticks/stakes went through his foot making him very sick. He asked for the healers to come and heal his feet, but his feet were very swollen and toxic, full of poison. The healers said they couldn't do anything for him. Uncle died and his feet turned into Talons. The talons then broke off and flew into the sky when the feet flew into the sky and became the Southern Cross. When you look into the sky today, we can see the Southern Cross and the stake at the dead centre of the claw. This is the story of our people.