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"According to Gunai tribal legends, the Nargun is a fierce half-human half-stone creature that lived in the den, a cave under a rock overhang behind a small waterfall. The Den of Nargun, is found on Woolshed Creek, a small tributary of the Mitchell River, about one kilometre upstream from where the creek joins the river."

We would hate to intrude on the Nargun, unless explicitly invited. We are not insensitive to those who still believe in the Old Spirits, and we also have a healthy respect for anything in Australia that is described as "fierce" or "poisonous."

The Old Gods in the Gurage country of Ethiopia were alive and well when I was last in residence. I'm not at all sure how they fare now. But I'd be willing to pour a hornful of honey wine at the foot of some old tree and watch what happens. I'm not at all sure what would be a proper offering to the Nargun. There's the rub!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble