Why do n't you thank him for all he has done for you ? ' Then said Kangaroo -- Tired Old Kangaroo -- He 's chased me out of the homes of my childhood ; he 's chased me out of my regular meal-times ; he 's altered my shape so I 'll never get it back ; and he 's played Old Scratch with my legs . ' Then said Nqong , ` Perhaps I 'm mistaken , but did n't you ask me to make you different from all other animals , as well as to make you very truly sought after ? And now it is five o'clock . ' ` Yes , ' said Kangaroo . ' I wish that I had n't . I thought you would do it by charms and incantations , but this is a practical joke . ' ` Joke ! ' said Nqong from his bath in the blue gums . ` Say that again and I 'll whistle up Dingo and run your hind legs off . ' ` No , ' said the Kangaroo . ' I must apologise . Legs are legs , and you need n't alter 'em so far as I am concerned . I only meant to explain to Your Lordliness that I 've had nothing to eat since morning , and I 'm very empty indeed . ' ` Yes , ' said Dingo -- Yellow-Dog Dingo , -- ' I am just in the same situation . I 've made him different from all other animals ; but what may I have for my tea ? ' Then said Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan , ` Come and ask me about it tomorrow , because I 'm going to wash . ' So they were left in the middle of Australia , Old Man Kangaroo and Yellow-Dog Dingo , and each said , ` That 's your fault . ' THIS is the mouth-filling song Of the race that was run by a Boomer , Run in a single burst -- only event of its kind -- Started by big God Nqong from Warrigaborrigarooma , Old Man Kangaroo first : Yellow-Dog Dingo behind . Kangaroo bounded away , His back-legs working like pistons -- Bounded from morning till dark , Twenty-five feet to a bound .
Yellow-Dog XXXXX lay Like a yellow cloud in the distance -- Much too busy to bark .
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