Goomblegubbon (Tale 1)

Role: bustard · First appears: Tale 1 · Dinewan The Emu, And Goomblegubbon The Bustard

Life events

• Goomblegubbon deceived Dinewan into believing she had no wings, prompting Dinewan and her mate to cut theirs off.(Tale 1 · Dinewan The Emu, And Goomblegubbon The Bustard)
  • “She would have to effect her end by cunning. One day, when Goomblegubbon saw in the distance Dinewan coming towards her, she squatted down and doubled in her wings in such a way as to look as if she had none. After Dinewan had been talking to her for some time, Goomblegubbon said: “Why do you not imitate me and do without wings?”
• Goomblegubbon revealed her deception and flew away, leaving the wingless Dinewan unable to pursue her.(Tale 1 · Dinewan The Emu, And Goomblegubbon The Bustard)
  • “‘I have taken you in, old stumpy wings. I have my wings yet. You are fine birds, you Dinewans, to be chosen kings, when you are so easily taken in. Ha! ha! ha!’ And, laughing derisively, Goomblegubbon flapped her wings right in front of Dinewan, who rushed towards her to chastise her treachery. But Goomblegubbon flew away, and, alas! the now wingless Dinewan could not follow her.”
• Goomblegubbon killed all but two of her young ones after Dinewan tricked her into believing fewer children would grow larger.(Tale 1 · Dinewan The Emu, And Goomblegubbon The Bustard)
  • “She determined she would not be outdone. Rather would she kill all her young ones but two. She said, ‘The Dinewans shall not be the king birds of the plains. The Goomblegubbons shall replace them. They shall grow as big as the Dinewans, and shall keep their wings and fly, which now the Dinewans cannot do.’ And straightway Goomblegubbon killed all her young ones but two.”

Tale 1 · Dinewan The Emu, And Goomblegubbon The Bustard

• rivals with Dinewan (Tale 1) (The two birds are rivals over the Dinewans' supremacy.) “Particularly was Goomblegubbon, the mother, jealous of the Diriewan mother.”
• enemies with Dinewan (Tale 1) “She knew she would gain nothing by having a quarrel with Dinewan and fighting her, for no Goomblegubbon would stand any chance against a Dinewan, There was evidently nothing to be gained by an open fight.”

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