About this episode

Birdie shares the Dreamtime tale of Tiddalick the Frog, a giant frog with a huge thirst who drinks all the water in Australia.

All aboard the Story Train! Today, Birdie takes us all the way to Australia to hear a Dreamtime tale that’s been told for generations. Meet Tiddalick, a giant frog with an even bigger thirst, who drinks up all the water in the land!

People in this episode

Host: Birdie

Topics covered

• Dreamtime tales
• Australian folklore
• children's stories
• nature
• imagination

Keywords

• Tiddalick
• frog
• Australia
• Dreamtime
• story
• children
• bedtime

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tiddalick the Frog

Places: Australia

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