Australia Folk Tale Meamei the Seven Sisters
Meamei the Seven Sisters is an indigenous story written by K. Langloh Parker about Wurrunnah and Meamei, the seven sisters. It begins when Wurrunnah came back home from a long day of hunting and couldnt find food. Due to hunger and in a fit of rage, Wurrunnah decided to leave his home and go to another country. He later found Meamei who allowed him to sleep at their camp. He later kidnapped two of these seven sisters and forced them to be his wives. After he sent the two sisters to collect wood for a fire, they were whisked into the sky as the trees grew higher and higher while they were collecting bark from them. The two Meamei were later joined by the remaining five sisters and became part of the stars. The purpose of this story was to demonstrate the normal experiences of tribespeople in many parts of Australia in terms of hunger and
…is an indigenous story that was written to reflect the experiences of tribespeople in the Australian continent in terms of
and migration. This story, which is centered on Wurrunnah, provides significant themes and insights relating to the field of history and geography. From a historical perspective, it relates the seven sisters to an open group of young stars that emerged nearly 125 million years ago. From a geographical perspective, the Pleiades is a critical element of Aboriginal astronomy and calendar. While the rising of the Pleiades marks the beginning of winter, they are usually associated with the sacred stories and…
