Native Fuchsia Dreamingby Marlette Napurrurla Ross

The Mininypa Jukurrpa (Native Fuchsia Dreaming) is a story about a Jungurrayi man called Lintipilinti who lived at Ngarlu, meaning"Red Rock", a country to the east of Yuendumu Community. Lintipilinti fell in love with a Napangardi woman, a forbidden relationship under Warlpiri law, as the woman was classificatory his mother in law, using the kinship and skin names system.  Lintipilinti fell in love with the Napangardi woman when he saw the large hole in the ground that she made when she urinated. Lintipilinti was aroused by this and he began to wonder how he could woo the Napangardi woman. He went to Ngarlu and made hair string for her, singing as he worked. The Napangardi woman could not sleep and began to feel sick. She realised that someone was singing Yilpinji (Love Songs) for her.  A little bird visited the Napangardi woman everyday. The little bird was taking the Jungurrayi's love songs to her. The force of the Jungurrrayi's love songs pulled the Napangardi  woman to Lintipilinti. When the two met again they made love but they were turned to stone, as their relationship was taboo according to Warlpiri religious law.  The two can still be seen, as two rocks at Ngarlu today. During the course of these events women from Ngarlu who gossiped about the wrong skin love union turned into "Mininypa" (Native Fuchsia). These plants are also called "Yanyirlingi". They have a small red flower with honey inside them which are delicious to eat, tasting like ice cream.