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bonfire to which they could dance to the light of all night. A group of students had also
written a song to surprise Terry with at his party, a song they had taught all of the other
children so that they could sing it to him together before they brought out his birthday cake. It
went like this:
Terry is back, from the bush track.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
What did you eat Terry, what did you do?
Did you eat bush tucker and dance with kangaroo’s?
Terry is back, from the bush track.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
What did you see Terry, where did you sleep?
Did you see amazing sights and stargaze where animals creep.
Terry is back, from the bush track.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
To celebrate his birthday under moonlight.
To dance and sing around the fire burning so bright.
Many people think that Tasmanian tigers are extinct, so the children must keep the news of
Terry’s arrival quiet. He is one of the last of his kind, which makes him even more special.
He has a thin, but fuzzy coat and two eyes of a deep and beautiful emerald green colour. His
body is very thin and lean, which makes him a fantastic runner! That’s why the children call
the black stripes he has on his lower back his racing stripes. There are many stories about
how they have special powers that make him run faster that circulate around Evandale, just
one of many stories told around the campfire about Terry.