How the birds got their colours

What is the meaning of Dreamtime?

• A time of daydreaming

• A traditional Indigenous Australian story

• A time of deep sleep

• A time for meditation

What is the initial colour of all the birds in the Dreamtime story?

• Brown

• Blue

• Black

• Yellow

How did the little bird get sick?

•  It hurt itself on a sharp stick

•  It ate a bad worm

•  It was attacked by a predator

•  It got a cold

Which bird helped the sick little bird?

•  The crow

•  The parrot

• The sparrow

•  The eagle

What happened when the parrot burst the little bird’s swollen foot?

• Nothing happened.

•  The little bird’s friends got angry.

• The parrot became sick too.

•  Many different colours rushed out and splattered all over the parrot and other birds.

How did the crow feel about not getting any colours?

•  Happy

• Excited

• Angry

•  Indifferent

What happened to the sick little bird after he got better?

• He stayed with the parrot

• He became a new bird with bright colours

• He flew away

• He got sick again

What did the other birds get after the parrot burst the little bird's swollen foot?

• Only spots

• Only stripes

• Different colours and some even got spots and stripes

• Only brown and yellow colours

What was the lesson or moral of the Dreamtime story?

• Birds should always help each other

• Crow should have helped the little bird

• Different birds have different colours

•  A small act of kindness can have a big impact