Hello everyone! Today in history we learned about ancient Austrailia, the Aborigines.
I will tell you what it says in my history book.
Lets imagine we are an Aboriginal boy, more than a thousand years ago. Rulu lives in a clan( a group of people who lived thousands of years ago) in South Austrailia. Rulu calls all of the men of the clan "father" and all of the women of the clan "mother". Rulu has thirty-six adults who can tell him stories at night-- and spank him if he puts mud in his sisters hair! The clan fathers began to teach Rulu about hunting a year ago, when he was seven.At first, they taught him to fish in the ocean, and Rulu loves fishing. Last time they went they caught a big sea cow. Rulu's mouth starts to water as he thinks of the fresh slices of meat with chunks of blubber balanced on top. But now the clan has moved inland, farther away from the ocean. It is dry season, and food is scarce. Late one night, Rulu catches a bat, and he and his sister roasts it over the fire along with a handful of moths. Roasted moths are Rulus favorite snack, he says they taste like crunchy, furry nuts. But there is not anough moths to fill his belly. In the morning, he is hungry again-- ands so is the rest of the clan. So Rulu and two other fathers of the clan set out to hunt for food. Before the leave camp, they coat themselves with lastnights ashes, so the kangaroos can't smell their human sent. They start off for the nearest watering hole. When they got there, they find kangaroo tracks on the ground. But the water hole is dry, and they will need water for the long wait. Rulu starts digging a hole with his hands and soon, he has to lay down to dig. Then his hand hits something hard and cold. Rulu whoops with joy as he scoops a water frog out of the hole. Water frogs suck in water in the wet season, and hibernats in the dry season. Rulu squirts water fresh from the frogs body into his mouth.Now he is ready. Rulu and the fathers find a big kangaroo eating fresh green leafs. They quietly dig a large pit in the ground, and cover it with rich green leafs. They crouch down for the long wait. Rulu and the fathers wait for hours. Rulu is tired and his foot has fallen asleep.But he knows he must stay perfectly still. Soon, the big, brown animal hops over. He sees the fresh leafs, and takes a big bound into the pit with a crash. The three take their kill back to camp, where the women have worked hard on collecting lizards and snakes. There will be a feast toningt! Rulu smelled the fresh kangaroo meat and fresh snake filling the air. He eats until he can hardly move. He goes and lies down. He has had a busy day, and he can't keep his eyes open, and finally, he drifts to sleep, thinking of the cold snake meat in the morning.
Hope you liked it!
JORDYN F
I will tell you what it says in my history book.
Lets imagine we are an Aboriginal boy, more than a thousand years ago. Rulu lives in a clan( a group of people who lived thousands of years ago) in South Austrailia. Rulu calls all of the men of the clan "father" and all of the women of the clan "mother". Rulu has thirty-six adults who can tell him stories at night-- and spank him if he puts mud in his sisters hair! The clan fathers began to teach Rulu about hunting a year ago, when he was seven.At first, they taught him to fish in the ocean, and Rulu loves fishing. Last time they went they caught a big sea cow. Rulu's mouth starts to water as he thinks of the fresh slices of meat with chunks of blubber balanced on top. But now the clan has moved inland, farther away from the ocean. It is dry season, and food is scarce. Late one night, Rulu catches a bat, and he and his sister roasts it over the fire along with a handful of moths. Roasted moths are Rulus favorite snack, he says they taste like crunchy, furry nuts. But there is not anough moths to fill his belly. In the morning, he is hungry again-- ands so is the rest of the clan. So Rulu and two other fathers of the clan set out to hunt for food. Before the leave camp, they coat themselves with lastnights ashes, so the kangaroos can't smell their human sent. They start off for the nearest watering hole. When they got there, they find kangaroo tracks on the ground. But the water hole is dry, and they will need water for the long wait. Rulu starts digging a hole with his hands and soon, he has to lay down to dig. Then his hand hits something hard and cold. Rulu whoops with joy as he scoops a water frog out of the hole. Water frogs suck in water in the wet season, and hibernats in the dry season. Rulu squirts water fresh from the frogs body into his mouth.Now he is ready. Rulu and the fathers find a big kangaroo eating fresh green leafs. They quietly dig a large pit in the ground, and cover it with rich green leafs. They crouch down for the long wait. Rulu and the fathers wait for hours. Rulu is tired and his foot has fallen asleep.But he knows he must stay perfectly still. Soon, the big, brown animal hops over. He sees the fresh leafs, and takes a big bound into the pit with a crash. The three take their kill back to camp, where the women have worked hard on collecting lizards and snakes. There will be a feast toningt! Rulu smelled the fresh kangaroo meat and fresh snake filling the air. He eats until he can hardly move. He goes and lies down. He has had a busy day, and he can't keep his eyes open, and finally, he drifts to sleep, thinking of the cold snake meat in the morning.
Hope you liked it!
JORDYN F