Peck. Australian Legends

Today's free book is Australian Legends by C. W. Peck. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The links below are to the Sacred Texts edition of the book, which also contains some useful prefatory remarks.

(illustration by George Pownall)

A Royal Visit
The First Waratah
The First Gymea Or Gigantic Lily
Why The Turtle Has No Tail
The Flood
How The Waratah Got Its Honey
Why The Sun Sets
What The Moon Is
How The White Waratah Became Red
How The Sky Was Lifted Up
The First Kangaroo
The Second Kangaroo Story
The Struggle For Supremacy Between Birds And Animals
The Dianella Berry
How The Pistils of the Waratah Became Firm
What Makes The Waves
The First Bush Fire
Why Leaves Fall
At Low Tide
The Bubbling Spring
The Salt Lakes
Shooting Stars
Why The Petiole Of The Waratah Is Long
Why The Waratah Is Firm
The First Crayfish
The Clinging Koala
The Smilax
A Star Legend
A Bird Legend
Two Waratah Legends
Another Legend
Mist And A Fringe Flower
Mulgani
The Legend of the Pleiades
The Black Satin
The End: The Aborigines

Parker. More Australian Legendary Tales

Today's free book is More Australian Legendary Tales by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive,  Hathi Trust, and Google Books.

The Crane and the Crow
Beereeun the Mirage Maker
Bohrah the Kangaroo and Dinewan the Emu
Gheeger Gheeger, the Cold West Wind
Bilber and Mayrah
Bralgah the Dancing Bird
How the Sun Was Made
Sturt's Desert Pea, the Blood Flower
Piggiebillah the Porcupine
Gayardaree the Platypus
How Mungghee, or Mussels, Were Brought to the Creeks
Wurrunnah's Trip to the Sea
Walloobahl the Bark Lizard
Goolayyahlee the Pelican
Mungoongarlee the Iguana and Ouyouboolooey the Black Snake
Wayambeh the Turtle and Woggoon the Turkey
Where the Frost Comes From
Bubburr the Giant Brown and Yellow Snake
The Youayah Mayamah, or Stone Frogs
A Legend of the Flowers
The Frog Heralds of the Flood
Eerin, the Small Grey Owl
The Legend of Nar-oong-owie, the Sacred Island

Parker. Australian Legendary Tales

Today's free book is Australian Legendary Tales by K. Langloh Parker. See the helpful introductory remarks at the Sacred Texts edition.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image; the links are to the Sacred Texts edition of the book.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!

Dinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustard
The Galah, and Oolah the Lizard
Bahloo the Moon and the Daens
The Origin of the Narran Lake
Gooloo the Magpie, and the Wahroogah
The Weeoonibeens and the Piggiebillah
Bootoolgah the Crane and Goonur the Kangaroo Rat, the Fire Makers
Weedah the Mocking Bird
The Gwineeboos the Redbreasts
Meamei the Seven Sisters
The Cookooburrahs and the Goolahgool
The Mayamah
The Bunbundoolooeys
Oongnairwah and Guinarey
Narahdarn the Bat
Mullyangah the Morning Star
Goomblegubbon, Beeargah, and Ouyan
Mooregoo the Mopoke, and Bahloo the Moon
Ouyan the Curlew
Dinewan the Emu, and Wahn the Crows
Goolahwilleel the Topknot Pigeons
Goonur, the Woman-Doctor
Deereeree the Wagtail, and the Rainbow
Mooregoo the Mopoke, and Mooninguggahgul the Mosquito Bird
Bougoodoogahdah the Rain Bird
The Borah of Byamee
Bunnyyarl the Flies and Wurrunnunnah the Bees
Deegeenboyah the Soldier-bird
Mayrah, the Wind that Blows the Winter Away
Wayarnbeh the Turtle
Wirreenun the Rainmaker