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The Emu and the sun

Australia, 1990
film

An animated film based on an Aboriginal legend about how emus became wingless birds and how sunlight came to earth.

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Why the emu cannot fly

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Aboriginal legends. No. 3

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Emu hunt

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Danny's Egg (Captioned)

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Danny's egg

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Sunpower

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