Bahloo

Also known as: Babloo · Role: the moon · First appears: Tale 3 · Bahloo The Moon And The Daens

In Tale 3, after the people refused his request, Bahloo sent more snakes to remind them of their refusal, including the black snake, the tiger snake and the death adder. He said, “As long as there are black fellows there shall be snakes to remind them that they would not do what I asked them.”

In Tale 18, Mooregoo refused to lend Bahloo a rug or give him one, and also refused to give him weapons he had made. Bahloo said no more, went away, cut bark and made himself a dardurr for shelter.

Relationship record

Life events

• Bahloo sent more snakes to remind the people of their refusal.(Tale 3 · Bahloo The Moon And The Daens)
  • “But Babloo only sent more, for he said, ‘As long as there are black fellows there shall be snakes to remind them that they would not do what I asked them.’”
• Mooregoo refused to lend Bahloo a rug or give him weapons.(Tale 18 · Mooregoo The Mopoke, And Bahloo The Moon)
  • With: Mooregoo (Tale 18)
  • “One night Babloo the moon came to his camp, and said: ‘Lend me one of your opossum rugs.’ ‘No. I lend not my rugs.’ ‘Then give me one.’ ‘No. I give not my rugs.’ Looking round, Bahloo saw the beautifully carved weapons, so he said, ‘Then give me, Mooregoo, some of your weapons.’ ‘No, I give, never, what I have made, to another.’”
• Bahloo cut bark and made himself a dardurr for shelter.(Tale 18 · Mooregoo The Mopoke, And Bahloo The Moon)
  • “Barloo said no more, but went away, cut some bark and made a dardurr for himself.”

Tale 3 · Bahloo The Moon And The Daens

• with the black snake (Tale 3) (The snake is identified as one of Bahloo’s dogs.) “the black snake coiled round one arm, the tiger snake round the other, and the death adder on his shoulder, coiled towards his neck.”
• with the tiger snake (Tale 3) (The snake is identified as one of Bahloo’s dogs.) “the black snake coiled round one arm, the tiger snake round the other, and the death adder on his shoulder, coiled towards his neck.”
• with the death adder (Tale 3) (The snake is identified as one of Bahloo’s dogs.) “the black snake coiled round one arm, the tiger snake round the other, and the death adder on his shoulder, coiled towards his neck.”

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