आज भी, जब किसी आदिवासी माँ को अपने बच्चे की जुबान पर शब्दों की पहली हलचल महसूस होती है, तो वह उसे उस खास इलाके की "चीज़ें" थमा देती है: पत्ते, फल, कीड़े और ऐसी ही दूसरी चीजें। वेंडी ने कहा, "हम अपने बच्चों को बंदूकें और कंप्यूटर गेम देते हैं।" "उन्होंने अपने बच्चों को पूरी धरती दी।"
Even today, when an Aboriginal mother notices the first stirrings of speech in her child, she lets it handle the "things" of that particular country: leaves, fruit, insects and so forth. "We give our children guns and computer games," Wendy said. "They gave their children the land."
Even today, when an Aboriginal mother notices the first stirrings of speech in her child, she lets it handle the "things" of that particular country: leaves, fruit, insects and so forth. "We give our children guns and computer games," Wendy said. "They gave their children the land."
* द सॉन्गलाइन्स (पेंगुइन, 1987, पृ. 270)
* The Songlines (Penguin, 1987, , p. 270)
* The Songlines (Penguin, 1987, , p. 270)
पासपोर्ट खोना तो सबसे छोटी चिंता की बात थी। असली तबाही तो नोटबुक खोना थी
To lose a passport was the least of one's worries. To lose a notebook was a catastrophe
To lose a passport was the least of one's worries. To lose a notebook was a catastrophe
* द सॉन्गलाइन्स (पेंगुइन, 1987, पृ. 160)
* The Songlines (Penguin, 1987, , p. 160)
* The Songlines (Penguin, 1987, , p. 160)