Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog
In an Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime story attributed to the Gunaikurnai people of Gippsland, Victoria, Tiddalik the frog awoke one morning with an insatiable thirst and drank all the fresh water in the world. Lakes, rivers, and waterholes dried up, and creatures and plants everywhere began to die. The other animals conspired to make Tiddalik release the water. A wise old owl coordinated their efforts, and Nabunum the eel performed comical dances, tying himself in ridiculous shapes. Tiddalik began to laugh, and as he laughed, all the water rushed out of his mouth, replenishing the lakes, swam