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Folktales from Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa
141 pages :

colour illustrations.
Contents: Tricksters: The legend of Paihe Otuu -- The art of netting learned by Kahukura from the fairies -- The two sorcerers -- The legend of Rata: his adventures with the enchanted tree and revenge of his father's murder -- Creatures of earth and sea: The great battle between the fish tribes and man; how fish got their peculiar forms -- The shark-man, Nanaue -- The story of Pili and Sina -- The legend of Ruanui -- Life and death: Ahuula: a legend of Kanikaniaula and the first feather cloak -- Kalelealuaka -- The origin of the name of Punaauia -- Kaala, the flower of Lanai: a story of the spouting cave of Palikaholo -- Family: Tigilau -- The story of the Earth -- Tunohopu's cave: a tale of old Rotorua.
Summary: A woman falls in love with the king of the sharks. Two powerful sorcerers compete in a battle of magical wits. The king of Maui's fastest messenger races to bring a young woman back from the dead. Explore the enchanting folklore of the Polynesian islands. In these traditional stories, the borders blur between life and death, reality and magic, and land and sea. You'll encounter awe-inspiring warriors, tricky magicians, and fearsome creatures of the deep. (Publisher)