the second wife (Tale 15)

Also known as: his other wife · Family: Bilber tribe · Role: wife · First appears: Tale 15 · Narahdarn The Bat

In Tale 15, the second wife of the Bilber tribe was married to Narahdarn and was the sister of his first wife. He ordered both wives to carry honey home; after Narahdarn brought down her sister’s lifeless body, he commanded the second wife to climb the tree and cut out the honey. At the gunnyanny tree, he drove his comebo through her arm. She gave one shriek and died.

Later, young men returned to camp with news of the Bilbers’ fate. That night, Narahdarn was seized and thrown into a fire, where he died, and the Bilbers were avenged.

Relationship record

Life events

• Narahdarn cut off the second wife's arm, and she died.(Tale 15 · Narahdarn The Bat · 📍 gunnyanny tree)
  • With: Narahdarn
  • “After one shriek, as he drove his comebo through her arm, she was silent. He said, ‘Come down, and I will chop out the bees' nest.’ But she did not answer him, and he saw that she too was dead.”
• The young men returned with news of the Bilbers' fate.(Tale 15 · Narahdarn The Bat · 📍 the camp)
  • With: the chief of the Bilber tribe (Tale 15) the first wife (Tale 15)
  • “Then forth went the fleetest footed and the keenest eyed of the young men of the tribe. Ere long, back they came to the camp with the news of the fate of the Bilbers.”
• The Bilbers were avenged when the men seized Narahdarn and threw him into a fire, where he died.(Tale 15 · Narahdarn The Bat)
  • With: Narahdarn the first wife (Tale 15) the mother of the Bilbers (Tale 15) the chief of the Bilber tribe (Tale 15)
  • “These quickly seized him and hurled him into the madly-leaping fire before him, where he perished in the flames. And so were the Bilbers avenged.”

Tale 15 · Narahdarn The Bat

• married with Narahdarn “He ordered his two wives, of the Bilber tribe, to follow him with wirrees to carry home the honey in.”
• siblings with the first wife (Tale 15) “Narahdarn carried down her lifeless body and commanded her sister, his other wife, to go up, chop out the arm, and get the honey.”
• parent: the mother of the Bilbers (Tale 15) “Out went the mother of the Bilbers, and she said, “Where are my daughters, Narahdarn?”
• siblings with the two little sisters of the wives (Tale 15) “As he neared his camp, two little sisters of his wives ran out to meet him,”

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Extracted from the original text of Australian Legendary Tales. Made with Rho MD.