A story about the little black ants of Kin Kin.
In the ancestor time at War'pbunga-nga, the Land of the Frogs and Wub'onga-nga, the Land of the Mosses and ferns, there lived two little peoples called the Wa'baungi: the Frog People and the Wu'banga: the People who come out of the Moss.
They lived high in the great ceedar, beech and bunya trees where none could see or find them.
Their lands were in the east past the mountain places of Mu’dhaba, the Land of Spider. Mu’dhaba is now known as Mothar Mountain.
They lived on forest fruits, plants, birds, eggs, pigeons, snakes, crayfish, eel and grubs.
In their lands were the great mountains that once came from fire called Bpin-bparrin'ga (the
Place where the ground squeezes out. mount Pinbarren.),
Kgauwang-dhur (the Place of the tall round trees. Mount Cooran) and
Kgurru'gai (the Round Mountain looking at the Sky. Mount Cooroora ).
At the place of Kgurru'gai, Mount Cooroora, was the place of the sweet honeysuckle flowers called Pbomerra or Pomoma, where the bees gather.
Further to the south was the place of Ngam burra or Nambour (the red-flowering Tea Tree) where the Dhak'kin birds (Rainbow parrots) played in profusion and happiness.
To the west of the mountains of Mu’dhaba in the lands of the Yuroi (the climbing vine) lived the Spider, Bee and Snake peoples. They were tall forest people. They were great hunters who killed the ducks, turkey, wallaby, emu, anteater, fish and many other animals. They were
Yuroi lands are an area known as the Skyring Creek valley that continues through to
Cooran/ Pomona. It finishes near Mount Cooroora an area about 68 kms north of
Cooroy near the base of the ranges.
The Spider People would use their nets to trap people and take them away.
The Bee People would blow little spear (stingers) to make people go to sleep and then take
The Snake People were (angry) fighters. They were the most feared by others. They had big clubs that crushed the head. They had long axes that cut away the body. They would take away the skins and eat the meat.