the two Meamei taken by Wurrunnah (Tale 10)

Family: Meamei · Role: the two sisters taken by Wurrunnah; his wives · First appears: Tale 10 · Meamei The Seven Sisters

Life events

Wurrunnah seized two Meamei sisters and forced them to travel with him as his wives.(Tale 10 · Meamei The Seven Sisters)
- With: Wurrunnah
- “He seized both girls round their waists, holding them tightly. They struggled and screamed, but to no purpose.”
The two captive sisters climbed the growing pines and joined their five sisters in the sky.(Tale 10 · Meamei The Seven Sisters)
- With: Wurrunnah the five Meamei left behind (Tale 10)
- “When they reached the tops of the pines the five sisters in the sky stretched forth their hands, and drew them in to live with them there in the sky for ever.”

married with Wurrunnah “Hearing no chopping after the first hits, Wurrunnah came towards the pines to see what was keeping the girls so long. As he came near them he saw that the pine trees were growing taller even as he looked at them, and clinging to the trunks of the trees high in the air he saw his two wives.”
siblings with the five Meamei left behind (Tale 10) “When they reached the tops of the pines the five sisters in the sky stretched forth their hands, and drew them in to live with them there in the sky for ever.”

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