Wongutha Tales is inspired by May O'Brien's passion for helping children understand the past through the magic of storytelling. Wongutha Tales represents stories of May's childhood - from traditional teaching stories to life at a mission.

May OBrien (d.2020) was born in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, and at the age of five, was taken to Mount Margaret Mission where she spent the next twelve years. She taught in Western Australian rural and metropolitan primary schools for twenty-five years. May served in a number of other positions before being appointed Superintendent of Aboriginal Education, a position she held until her early retirement in 1988.