Tales from old Fiji.


Autoria(s): Fison, Lorimer, 1832-1907.
Data(s)

06/10/2024

Resumo

Preface.--Introduction:--How the Livuka men came up to windward, by Inoke (Enoch) Wangka-qele.--How the Tongans came to Fiji, by Ratu Taliaitupou, lord of Naiau.--How the Fijians learned to build canoes, by the lord of Naiau.--The story of the sun-child, by the lord of Naiau.--How the Samoans first got pigs, by the lord of Naiau.--Why the kings of Lakemba are called lords of Naiau, by the lord of Naiau.--How the Fijian ate the sacred cat, by the lord of Naiau.--The story of Longa-Poa, by the lord of Naiau.--How the mosquitos came to Oneata, by the lord of Oneata.--The story of Matandua, by Roko Sokotukevei ("Lord Whither-is-he-sailing")--What the Tongans say about Napoleon, as told by a Tongan.--The beginning of death, as told by Ma'afu, a chief of Tonga.--Appendix.

Mode of access: Internet.

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Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015004286640

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4395468

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

London : A. Moring ltd., the De la More press,

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Palavras-Chave #Folklore
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