The animals threw boomerangs and spears at the echidna. We then used this to as the basis of our little quadaramas. We looked at 'The Echidna and the Shade Tree' and then used the 'Somebody Wanted But So Then' model to summarise the story. All the animals lived in the shade of this tree.Each day they would hunt for food, while oldechidna stayed behind. But, in spite of his assistance, the other animals will not share their food. The Echidna and the Shade Tree told by Murphy Dawson; retold and illustrated by Pamela Lofts A Dreamtime Story from the Australian Aboriginies told by the Elders and passed on to the young children of their tribe. What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. The animals threw boomerangs and spears at the echidna. This craft can be used for both Aboriginal Australia and Australian Animals learning. But instead of rewarding the Echidna for doing so, the 'other animals' feed … But instead of rewarding the Echidna for doing so, the 'other animals' feed him … I had heard the story about this giant lake, and I think that from the air it would look like a tree with roots stretching out." echidna have the scraps so he got angry and pulled the shade tree out of the ground and began to carry it away. Whilst the other animals are busy hunting, the Echidna is left under the Shade Tree to guard the children. Super easy to do and so cute! Away out in the middle of the desert, thereonce grew a huge tree.It was so big, that it shaded the whole landfrom the scorching sun. The Echidna and the Shade Tree | | ISBN: 9780915391059 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. echidna have the scraps so he got angry and pulled the shade tree out of the ground and began to carry it away. The Echidna & the Shade Tree, by Mona Green and Pamela Lofts Under the shade of a huge tree in the desert, Echidna spends his days minding the young of the other animals while they hunt for food. The echidna and the shade tree (compressed) 1. 2. The Echidna and the Shade Tree told by Murphy Dawson; retold and illustrated by Pamela Lofts A Dreamtime Story from the Australian Aboriginies told by the Elders and passed on to the young children of their tribe. Whilst the other animals are busy hunting, the Echidna is left under the Shade Tree to guard the children. This craft is based on the story The Echidna and the Shade Tree by Pamela Lofts. He … Great summarising activity for grade 3 or 4.