THE PLATYPUS SINGS OF ANTEDILUVIAN DAYS _frontispiece_ THE KANGAROO FINDS DOT 2 THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE KOOKOOBURRA AND THE SNAKE 14 DOT AND THE KANGAROO ON THEIR WAY TO THE PLATYPUS 18 THE PREHISTORIC CREATURES OF THE SONG 22 DOT DANCES WITH THE NATIVE COMPANIONS 26 DOT, THE NATIVE BEAR, AND THE OPOSSUM 34 THE CORROBOREE 36 A LEAP FOR LIFE 44 THE BITTERN HELPS DOT 48 THE BOWER BIRDS 56 THE EMUS HUNTING THE SHEEP 60 THE COURT OF ANIMALS 64 THE COCKATOO JUDGE 66 THE PELICAN OPENS THE CASE 68 THE KANGAROO CARRIES DOT OUT OF COURT 72 DOT'S FATHER ABOUT TO SHOOT THE KANGAROO 74 DOT WAVING ADIEU TO THE KANGAROO 76 BY THE LAKE (EVENING) 80