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2. LongagointheDreaming,therewasaturtleandanechidnawho
weretheverybestoffriends.Theechidnahadababy.Theyalllived
happilytogethernearthebillabong.Tosurvive,theyhadtohuntfor
food.So,everysooften,whentheirsuppliesweregettinglow,they
wouldgoouthunting.Theysharedanyfoodtheycaught.

3. Oneday,theechidnarealisedthattheyhadhardlyanyfoodleft.
Theechidnatoldtheturtletostayhomeandlookafterherbaby
whileshewentouthuntingforfood.Theturtlesaid,“Yes,no
problematall.Pleasegoouthuntingforfoodsothatoursupply
canbefullagain.I’llstayhereandlookafteryourbaby.”
Momentslater,theechidnawentoutinsearchoffood.

4. Afterawhile,theturtlebeganwonderingwhatcouldhave
happenedtotheechidnaashewasbeginningtogetmoreand
morehungry.Theturtlerealisedthathecouldnotwaitanylonger
fortheechidnatocomehomesohedecidedtoeatherbaby.

5. Atlonglast,theechidnaarrivedbackhome.Immediately,shegave
herfoodtotheturtle.
“Where’smybaby?”demandedtheechidna.
"Iateyourbaby.Iwasawfullyhungryandcouldn’twaitforyou
tocomeback,”repliedtheturtle.
Theechidnatoldtheturtle,“WaitherewhileIcollectsomestones.”
Buttheturtledidnotwait.

6. Instead,theturtlewentouttofindsomespeargrass.Theechidna
wasextremelyupsetwiththeturtle.Shebeganthrowingthestones
shehadfoundathim.Thestonesthatshethrewbecamestuckon
thebackoftheturtle.Theturtlethenbeganthrowingthe
speargrassattheechidna.Thespeargrassbecamestuckonher
back.Thetwoanimalsdidnotstopfightingallday.

7. Thefightingfinallystopped.Thestonesonthebackof
theturtleturnedintoahardshell.Thespeargrasson
theechidnabecamespines.

8. Afterthat,theturtletoldtheechidna,“Iwillgoandlivenearthe
billabong,whereIwillneverseeyouagain.”
Theechidnareplied,“Iwillgoandliveinthecountry.Iwillnever
seeyouagaineither.”
Soofftheybothwenttoliveseparately.Theyneversaweachother
again.