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Scabby Bill: A Short Narrative

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As the Aboriginal man was approaching the usual scenery, he had a look on his face that resembled the look of dullness watching as the water drops fall swiftly onto the moss-covered rocks. As he walked further into the rainforest and closer to the other side, he heard his feet crunching on the sticks and leaves. He walked with caution careful not to step anywhere unsafe. The loud birds echoing their loud chirp throughout the trees leaving him tense as he concentrated on walking towards the light from above the trees. Going deeper into the nameless, climbing on wet rocks the Aboriginal man heard the trees whispering showing him the way to go. The Aboriginal man was not like the other Aboriginals from the Darug tribe, he left the traditional …show more content…

The most astounding feature on the aboriginal was his scars and that is what stunned the crowd. In the corner of the Aboriginals eye he saw a big pile of food scraps, he pointed in hope for some. As the settler started walking in a slow pace to gather some scraps for him, she had her thinking face on. “Here you go Scabby Bill.” Stuck with his new identity, Scabby Bill left with his scraps to head on home. He returned many times after that …show more content…

He walked towards the British settlers, bed for food and a drink of rum then travel back. It was also a usual event for the settlers as they expected him every day. They did not know why he kept returning or where he went but with the language barrier, they would never know. “Scabby Bill, get out of here” the Aboriginal heard the strange language and did not understand. He was being pushed out of the hut and away from the lady’s family, though he was being told to leave, he had a duty to collect food and return to fill empty stomachs. Scabby Bill pushed further, waiting to get given the scraps. He was betrayed as a savage by all the foreign people, they mocked him and made fun of him but he still returned. The unwelcoming looks that everyone was giving Scabby Bill after leaving the hut gave him more reason to leave. There were many people and many huts around, on a normal day he could get some scraps from at least 3 different people. The key message that Scabby Bill knows from the settlers is from when someone is holds up a bottle of rum and signalling for him to dance, he does so. As a reward, he is given something that used to be unusual for him;

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