Preface.

In Australia lives many strange animals, which are not found in other parts of the world. The most peculiar is the golden spider. This animal is very wise. I had heard of his wisdom, and I would like to find find him and talk with him. I made the whole trip to Australia for this purpose. On the way, I met many other animals. Many of them were also strange. There are some animals that live only in Australia and not elsewhere in the world. I met many of them, and it gave me the opportunity to tell you a story about these animals.

Australia is far away. It took many hours to fly over Europe and Asia before I could land in Australia. I was very tired when I left the plane.