In some aboriginal tribes the first thing a person does upon awakening is to wander alone into the bush or along the seashore and create a song based on the dreams of the previous night. The animals and birds, the Aborigines believe, hear the dream being sung and recognize that the singer is in touch with the innerworld, and therefore they assist him or her in daily hunting and gathering." Robert Lawlor, "Voices of the First Day: Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime"