iginal ▁story ▁of ▁creation ' ▁to ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁' The ▁Three ▁Sister s ' ▁at ▁E cho ▁Point ▁in ▁K ato om ba , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁which ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁an ▁Ab original ▁proven ance ▁ ▁The ▁Three ▁Sister s ' ▁story ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁sister s ▁are ▁three ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁turned ▁to ▁stone . ▁One ▁can ▁see ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁false ▁myth ▁but , ▁as ▁a ▁myth ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁inv ading ▁colonial ▁culture , ▁it ▁reve als ▁underlying ▁truth s ▁about ▁pet r ifying ▁the ▁Ab original ▁sister s ▁and ▁turning ▁them ▁into ▁things ▁you ▁just ▁look ▁at ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Dr ▁Martin ▁Thomas ▁arg ues ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁hall mark ▁of ▁colon isation , ▁with ▁its ▁delet ions , ▁den ial s , ▁losses ▁and ▁abs ences , ▁that ▁our ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁is ▁perpet ually ▁un stable , ▁always ▁li able ▁to ▁crack ▁or ▁sh atter ; ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁' Three ▁Sister s ' ▁legend ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁a ▁bog us ▁myth . ▁Pre cis ely ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁ambigu ous ▁meaning ▁and ▁origin , ▁it ▁qual ifies ▁as ▁myth ▁in ▁the ▁deep est ▁sense ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Australian ▁front ier ▁wars ▁| ▁Australian ▁meg af a una ▁| ▁Band jal ang ▁language ▁| ▁Bund jal ung ▁| ▁Bund jal ung ▁Nation ▁Tim eline ▁| ▁Com mer cial ization ▁of ▁traditional ▁medic ines ▁| ▁History ▁wars ▁| ▁List ▁of ▁legend