My Girragundji - Nicholas

Hairyman grabbed a sister

Jan 1, 1000

Hairyman grabbed one of the main characters 7 sisters. The hairyman grabbed the sister by the throat.

Teaser sister

Feb 1, 1000

One of his sisters come running out of the girls room and says "Sharyn's got the hots for you na na naa na"

Going to school

Mar 1, 1000

on his way to school the jalbu Sharyn gave him one of those 'mango mouth' smiles. She was hanging off her front fence. Maybe migaloos cant see those clouds that follow you on bad days.

Bully

Apr 1, 1000

The bully (Stacey Straun) comes and Comes up behind him on the verandah and wacks the main character with his bag.then he says "yuck, now i'm gonna have to ash my mum to wash my bag."

Hairyman in the house!

May 1, 1000

I try not to listen for the hairy man. He won't come until it is quiet anyway. Sheeek, creeeeekk, shkkkk. "there it is, I can here his footsteps.

The Hairyman...

Jun 1, 1000

is just out side our door, I know he his. Now the handles moving. He's opening the door. Plop! what was that? He's got me his hands on my throat.I try to get his hands of my throat but wait... The hh hh they're my hands hh hh hh He doesn't have me after all.

Finding something...

Jul 1, 1000

Plop! What was that this time? It's on my face and it's wet! Oh, I dead this time. Please, I was having a joke! I don't really want to die. But wait... it just jumped. It's a frog! It's a little green tree frog! A girragundji.

Able to do more

Aug 1, 1000

It's the middle of the night and i'm busting.Gundji's there so I get up and go to the gulmra (the dunny)

Cousin meets the hairyman

Sep 1, 1000

The main characters' cousin comes in and says that the hairyman was breathing down his neck. He tells him to lay down and let the frog protect him

The Bohle

Oct 1, 1000

The main characters' dad was packing the ute to go down to The Bohle. That is the main characters' special place where the river meets the sea. He can feel that something important is going to happen. His frog (gundji) is watching him from the window lab. The frogs and the boys spirits will always be together even if they are physically not.

Hairyman seen

Nov 1, 1000

We get home and all the lights are on and all of our aunties and uncles are surrounding the house. Mum says that the hairman was spotted in the boy's room. My auntie says that it is a white hairyman. Mum says we need to smoke the house but dad thinks we need to get the church fella out. We're getting popeye out to get the house smoked.

Hairyman in the boys room!

Dec 1, 1000

I wake with a start. It's him, it's the hairyman! I can hear his feet on the lino Shhhhkk Creeaaak shhhkkk Creeaaak. I'm laying on the bed but where is my gundji? "don't be afraid our spirits will always be together! I can feel him at the door. I'm afraid but i get that fear and push it away. I can feel my gundji jump inside me.

Sharyn again!

Jan 1, 1001

I'm up early and ready! I don't care if my sisters see me stop at Sharyns' house, so what? I say G'day and she says that she likes footy. She comes to watch me.

Rain

Feb 1, 1001

I can here the rain on the roof. I have a dream about kicking goals. Shaz his watching me. I can hear a noise. Wait.. that's her, that's my gundji she's calling out to me like death. Fear squeezes my heart. The rain brings the snakes, I know one has her it, I just know it!

Warts!

Mar 1, 1001

I've never had wart's before, but now I do! Sharyns' mum said that it might be caused by touching frogs too much, but she's a migaloo and they have some weird ideas. Sharyn says i should see a doctor. I just kiss them and say i don't care. She dropped me the next day. I found myself smiling at Jody Butler today, she said she likes going into the bush with her family.

Chorus of croaks

Apr 1, 1001

It rains again and i listen for the chorus of croaks. I hear my giragundji, i know she will always be protecting me. She's still in my heart and is still protecting me.