THE MERINO SHEEP by BANJO PATERSON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Jon Hagadorn
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🗓️ 12 November 2018
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Merino Sheep and the wool they produce have been a leading Australian export for years. Australian folklorist Banjo Paterson shares his opinion of just how hard they are to cultivate in this hilarious classic short story.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Yeah, Hello everyone and welcome back to 1,000 classic short stories and tales. |
| 0:35.0 | Today the classic story of the Marino sheep as told by Australian folklorist songwriter and, and humorist Van Joe Patterson, who gave Australia their national |
| 0:45.9 | theme, Waltzing Matilda, as well as the classic short stories, the cat and the dog, all of which |
| 0:52.1 | can be found in our archives at 1,001 stories network.com. |
| 0:57.5 | Marino sheep developed in Spain and were highly prized for their fine wool. |
| 1:02.0 | In 1797, the first Marino sheep, derived from the famed |
| 1:06.0 | royal Marino flocks of Spain, were introduced into Australia. Although these sheep had |
| 1:11.9 | already evolved a fine fiber, further selective breeding by |
| 1:15.8 | Australian farmers soon produced the authentic Australian Marino with its even finer wool. |
| 1:22.2 | And Australia had a major export for which they're |
| 1:25.6 | still known today. It really took off when famous fashion designer Coco Chanel |
| 1:30.8 | reinvented fashion rules and introduced it as a dress in 1954. |
| 1:36.3 | And to this day, from scarves to dresses to sweaters to men's suits. |
| 1:41.4 | If you're wearing marino wool, you know it and others do too. |
| 1:46.4 | Marino wool production has had its place at the heart of Australian industry |
| 1:50.4 | for a long time, supporting over 50,000 Australian farmers and keeping lots of families together with the work. |
| 1:57.0 | Should you ever wonder why all the love and respect for Banjo Patterson in Australia. It's because he could tell |
| 2:04.3 | their stories so well and with so much pride in humor. And take note, every so |
| 2:10.9 | often I read something that is to me so hilariously funny that I can't hold back my laughter |
| 2:16.8 | and then it becomes a blooper worth saving. |
| 2:19.8 | The last one was the English student, a story in one of our early Urban Legends episodes at |
| 2:26.0 | one thousand one heroes. |
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