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Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog

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October 17, 2025
In the Dreamtime, when animals still spoke the first language, the land woke to find no water anywhere. Rivers were empty, the billabongs cracked, and the air was filled with the cries of thirsty creatures. At first, no one knew why. Then a lizard climbing a rock saw a strange sight—a great green frog, Tiddalik, sitting with a belly as

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