Download or read book Sina and the Magical Eel written by Falefatu Enari and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sina And The Magical Eel - Polynesian Legends from Samoa retold by Reverend Falefatu Enari , inspired by Bettyheart Lototasi Enari - The sound waves of Sina's beauty flowed with the tides from the Islands of Samoa. The rippling effect of her beauty streamed into heart desires of many. One such was Chief Tuifit, all the way from the distant Fiji Islands. He left no wave unturned in his desires and used his magical powers to turn himself into an eel and flowed through the oceans to reach Sina in #aWholeNewWorld..

Download or read book The Legend of Sina and the Eel written by Bettyheart Enari and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sound waves of Sina's beauty flowed with the tides from the islands of Samoa. The rippling effect of her beauty streamed into heart desires of many. One such was Chief Tuifit, all the way from the distant Fiji Islands, He left no wave unturned in his desires and used his magical powers to turn himself into eel flowing through the oceans to reach Sinain a #WholeNewWorld..

Download or read book Goddess and the Missing Magical Eel written by Jessica Mayes and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goddess and the Missing Magical Eel is a fun and entertaining story that emphasizes the joy of magic, mermaids and friendship. The underwater tween, Goddess the mermaid and her friends have an exciting time exploring the deep blue sea; during their search for the Missing Magical Eel.

Download or read book Sina and Her Tuna written by Pemerika L. Tauiliili and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sina and her Tuna ( Sina ma lana Tuna ) is a story of a love affair between the beautiful Samoan maiden Sina and Tuna. Tuna is actually Sinas pet eel and as Sina cares for him, he falls in love with Sina. This frightens Sina and she runs away to find shelter in a distant village. The village chiefs come to Sinas aid and Tuna is killed. It turns out that Tuna is actually a Fijian Prince who is under a spell and is unable to regain his human form. Before he dies, Tuna asks Sina to bury his head near her house. A few months later, a very special tree grows from where the head was buried. The tree is a coconut tree, one of the most important trees found in the islands of the Pacific, for its life giving fruits, leaves and fronds from which homes are thatched and other important traditional building materials and utensils are made.

Download or read book Whispers and Vanities written by Tamasailau M. Suaalii-Sauni and published by Huia Publishers. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays and selected poetry responds to an address on Samoan religious culture given by Samoa’s Head of State, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Tupuola Tufuga Efi, to the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions. The address challenges some fundamental aspects of and assumptions in modern Samoan indigenous religious culture. The essays and poetry form a carefully woven critique, from within and outside Samoa, of aspects of Samoa’s religious and cultural values.

Download or read book Sina Tinilau written by Vilsoni Hereniko and published by [email protected]. This book was released on 1997 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A traditional story in which Sina, a beautiful princess, makes friends with an eel, not realising that he is a prince in disguise. Sina rejects a proposal of marriage from the eel, but eventually Tinilau's true identity is revealed and he and Sina are married. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Download or read book Handbook of Polynesian Mythology written by Robert Dean Craig and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-10-25 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, concise reference source on Polynesia's complex mythology, product of a culture little known outside its home. Encounters with the West introduced Polynesian mythology to the world—and sealed its fate as a casualty of colonialism. But for centuries before the Europeans came, that mythology was as vast as the triangle of ocean in which it flourished, as diverse as the people it served, and as complex as the mythologies of Greece and Rome. Students, researchers, and enthusiasts can follow vivid retellings of stories of creation, death, and great voyages, tracking variations from island to island. They can use the book's reference section for information on major deities, heroes, elves, fairies, and recurring themes, as well as the mythic implications of everything from dogs and volcanoes to the hula, Easter Island, and tattooing (invented in the South Pacific and popularized by returning sailors).

Download or read book Legends of the Cook Islands written by Shona Hopkins and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cook Islanders' oral history tells of many stories that date back to a mythological time known as Avaiki. These stories were of brave men and women, mystical mountains, powerful gods and majestic sea creatures. This collection of eight beautifully illustrated legends captures the magic of this island culture.

Download or read book Sleepy Time Samoa written by Mary Aflague and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Send your child into a sweet slumber with this book, Sleepy Time Samoa. This goodnight bedtime rhyme takes little ones through an illustrated journey across the islands of Samoa. Children and adults alike will enjoy saying good night to masina the moon, uga the hermit crab, pili mo'o the gecko, and landmarks like Nu'uuli Falls, 'Aunu'u Island, the Jean P. Haydon Museum, and more. Allow the poetic rhythm and soft illustrations of familiar landscapes and creatures of the islands lull that special child to a harmonious sleep. Share this simple book for that special someone, or give it to a dear friend missing the islands. Whoever receives it will be thankful and joyful to treasure the islands with so much love and memories.

Download or read book The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife Topics and themes Africa Australia and Oceania written by William M. Clements and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2006 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for students and general readers, this massive encyclopedia authoritatively reviews the folklore and folkways of cultures from around the world.

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Download or read book Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology written by Robert Dean Craig and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1989-10-11 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to 1500 A.D. the Polynesians were the most widely spread people on earth, having settled an area of the Pacific, the Polynesian Triangle, twice the size of the United States. In this first reference guide to the mythology of these Vikings of the Pacific, Craig reviews Polynesian legends, stories, gods, goddesses, and heroes in hundreds of alphabetical entries that succinctly describe both characters and events. His wide-ranging and thorough introduction sets the subject in its geographic, historical, anthropological, and linguistic contexts, offering an illuminating overview of the origin of the Polynesians as a distinct people and tracing their voyages and settlements from Indonesia to Malaysia, Tonga, Samoa, the Marquesas, the various islands of eastern Polynesia, including Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand. The introduction presents fascinating information on Polynesian navigational skills and the voyages themselves, as well as a chart that details the evolution of the thirty Polynesian languages and compares cognates from several of these languages. A simplified pronunciation guide and a selected list of Polynesian dictionaries and/or grammars are provided for those interested in pursuing the richness of the Polynesian languages. This introductory survey gives readers the necessary background to understand the origin, development, and dispersion of the myths throughout the Pacific basin. The Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology is the result of many years of research. The individual entries were gleaned from nearly 300 sources in English, German, French, and Polynesian languages with the majority extracted from a number of primary sources that date generally in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The printed source materials for this volume are fully described and listed by geographical group, including Maori, Cook Islands, Tahitian, Marquesan, Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan. General collections that retell the Polynesian stories are also surveyed. The entries are alphabetically arranged by major mythological figure; lesser characters can be located in the index. Short bibliographical citations--author, date, and page number--are included at the end of each main entry to direct readers to fuller information contained in the printed sources. An appendix provides valuable supplemental information on Polynesian gods and goddesses. This dictionary is sure to become a basic reference tool for libraries, students, and scholars of Pacific history and culture, as well as for courses in mythology, religion, and philosophy.

Download or read book Pacific Mythology written by Jan Knappert and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entries discuss the myths and traditions of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Phillipines, and the islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.

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Download or read book Hiligaynon Dictionary written by Cecile L. Motus and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2019-03-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Philippines series of the PALI Language Texts, under the general editorship of Howard P. McKaughan, consists of lesson textbooks, grammars, and dictionaries for seven major Filipino languages.