From little things, big things grow by Miss.Morris

Miss Morris

morris_amanda_l — 2013-09-10 22:24:53 UTC

this site may help you to understand the clip

http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s1147120.htm

Song lyrics- what do you notice about this? What do you not understand/ what can you then research? Please add your comments to this padlet.

morris_amanda_l — 2013-09-10 22:26:19 UTC

Gather round people let me tell you're a story
An eight year long story of power and pride
British Lord Vestey and Vincent Lingiarri
Were opposite men on opposite sides

Vestey was fat with money and muscle
Beef was his business, broad was his door
Vincent was lean and spoke very little
He had no bank balance, hard dirt was his floor

From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow

Gurindji were working for nothing but rations
Where once they had gathered the wealth of the land
Daily the pressure got tighter and tighter
Gurindju decided they must make a stand

They picked up their swags and started off walking
At Wattie Creek they sat themselves down
Now it don't sound like much but it sure got tongues talking
Back at the homestead and then in the town

From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow

Vestey man said I'll double your wages
Seven quid a week you'll have in your hand
Vincent said uh-huh we're not talking about wages
We're sitting right here till we get our land
Vestey man roared and Vestey man thundered
You don't stand the chance of a cinder in snow
Vince said if we fall others are rising

From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow

Then Vincent Lingiarri boarded an aeroplane
Landed in Sydney, big city of lights
And daily he went round softly speaking his story
To all kinds of men from all walks of life

And Vincent sat down with big politicians
This affair they told him is a matter of state
Let us sort it out, your people are hungry
Vincent said no thanks, we know how to wait

From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow

Then Vincent Lingiarri returned in an aeroplane
Back to his country once more to sit down
And he told his people let the stars keep on turning
We have friends in the south, in the cities and towns

Eight years went by, eight long years of waiting
Till one day a tall stranger appeared in the land
And he came with lawyers and he came with great ceremony
And through Vincent's fingers poured a handful of sand

From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow

That was the story of Vincent Lingairri
But this is the story of something much more
How power and privilege can not move a people
Who know where they stand and stand in the law

From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow
From little things big things grow

Elif

2013-09-11 04:50:37 UTC

I notice that in paragraph 2 that it is saying

that Vestey was a fat man with money and muscle.

I think it means their was man with money but never shared!

Sana

2013-09-11 04:54:23 UTC

Why didn't Vestey share his money?

Sarah

2013-09-11 04:56:20 UTC

why did Gurindji get loyars with him I dont understand what they are talking about.

Fatima

2013-09-11 04:57:39 UTC

his talking about he doesnt have enough money for all the hard work he does

and they took their land and he wants it back. Vestey was the bad man who was greedy

who didn't share money. so there was a protest

Nermine

2013-09-11 04:58:09 UTC

How did Vestey get all the money? Why didn't he

pay Gurindji?

Kenan

2013-09-11 05:02:05 UTC

I think the whole song is about Paul Kelly not getting paid unfairly and he wants to have a protest about this problem.

IKENASIO

2013-09-11 05:02:47 UTC

I think that the song was about how he

grow up.

A

2013-09-11 05:04:04 UTC

ALLY & HANA

2013-09-11 05:04:04 UTC

THE MAN IS ERY FAT WITH MONEY

Fatima

morris_amanda_l — 2013-09-12 04:57:29 UTC

the stranger is

Hussein

morris_amanda_l — 2013-09-12 04:57:40 UTC

matthew

2013-09-12 05:04:06 UTC

i think the video was saying care about

people and not money,fame, and power

Elif

2013-09-12 05:05:10 UTC

Was Vestey a Prime Minister?

Or a important person in Australia?

Fatima

2013-09-12 05:05:40 UTC

Whitlam was the man who was a stranger that helped them

Sana

2013-09-12 05:06:16 UTC

Paragraph 2 it doesn't mean he has muscles

it actually means he has power.

fatima

2013-09-12 05:07:15 UTC

he waited eight years

to get his land. he traveled to

Sydney and they said we will give you money but he doesn't want money they want their land.

when the song said AND THROUGH VINCENTS FINGERS POURED A HANDFUL OF SAND

means he can do it by himself he is patient. it wasn't just him wanted their land all of the workers who worked for Vestey (aboriginals

)

Nermine

2013-09-12 05:07:38 UTC

Kenan

2013-09-12 05:07:38 UTC

Main idea 1:

Nermine

2013-09-12 05:07:39 UTC

Why did Vestey take all the land?

Elif

2013-09-12 05:08:20 UTC

Could Vestey leave some land for them?

Why didn't he care about them?

Marym

2013-09-12 06:16:06 UTC

Why didn't Vestey share his money?