Legendes sur le thème : Chauve-souris (3 legendes)

QueenslandAustralia.com - Double Island
[Ellis Beach (Cairns Regional / Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/01/26.
Themes:

The following legend is from Mr. E. Beardmore's paper on "The Natives of Mowat, Daudai, New Guinea":— "Eguon, described as a large bat, is fabled to have introduced fire to Mowat. A legend goes that a tribe once inhabited Double Island, one of whose members showed fire to come from … Read more
QueenslandAustralia.com - Double Island
[Ellis Beach (Cairns Regional / Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (< 1 minute) added by Fabien
Published on 13/01/26.
Themes:

The following legend is from Mr. E. Beardmore's paper on "The Natives of Mowat, Daudai, New Guinea":— "Eguon, described as a large bat, is fabled to have introduced fire to Mowat. A legend goes that a tribe once inhabited Double Island, one of whose members showed fire to come from … Read more

[Badu Island, Boigu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional / Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (6 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 07/11/25.
Themes:

Once upon a time a Badu man named Mutuk was fishing in the sea off a rock, when his line fouled and he dived into the water to free it ; a passing shark swallowed him ("swilled him down") without hurting him. The shark swam on northwards, and on passing … Read more
OpenAI - Man Emerging from the Shark
OpenAI - Man Emerging from the Shark
[Badu Island, Boigu Island (Torres Strait Island Regional / Australia)]
By Haddon, Alfred C. in 1890 (6 minutes) (difficult reading)
added by Fabien
Published on 07/11/25.
Themes:

Once upon a time a Badu man named Mutuk was fishing in the sea off a rock, when his line fouled and he dived into the water to free it ; a passing shark swallowed him ("swilled him down") without hurting him. The shark swam on northwards, and on passing … Read more

[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze / Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 13/10/25.
Themes:

*Ricordomi d’aver udito dire* — “I do remember to have heard it said that there was once in Florence a young man who lived in the Via Lambertesca, in the old tower there, from which the top is gone. And he, as many had done before him, fell in love … Read more
[Firenze (Città Metropolitana di Firenze / Italie)]
By Leland, Charles Godfrey in 1896 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 13/10/25.
Themes:

*Ricordomi d’aver udito dire* — “I do remember to have heard it said that there was once in Florence a young man who lived in the Via Lambertesca, in the old tower there, from which the top is gone. And he, as many had done before him, fell in love … Read more