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Marianas Island Legends Myth and Magic
August 1, 2001, Bess Press
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: MYTHS AND LEGENDS FROM THE CHAMORRO
AND CAROLINIAN PEOPLE 1
Chamorro Creation Myth 2
Before Words Were Written 5
How the Women Saved Guam 5
Okkodu: A Clever Trick for a Beautiful Girl 12
The Pandanus: A Legend of Service 19
The Great Sea Race 22
Half Man but Strong Magic: The Legend of Lipe'pee'lmo'ng 27
How Navigation Came to Micronesia38
From Spanish Times (1668-1899) 43
Sirena .43
Juan Malo and the Governor's Three Pigs (a play) 48
The Legend of the Flame Tree 55
Banana and Coconut 62
FOLKLORE AND HISTORICAL TALES o. 65
The Legend of the Breadfruit Tree 66
Have We Always Had Banana Trees? 71
The Ancient Chamorros78
The Legend of Taga 80
Paru'ng: Top Hat Chief 90
Rafalawasch Wake (poem ) 93
Luta's Little Miracle: A Look at Luta (Rota) Long Ago 95
Buried Treasure: Ship of Silver and Jewels 100
The Miracle of a Mysterious Lady 104
Stones from Long Ago: Latte 107
WINDOWS TO OUR ANCESTORS: LOOKING IN,
LOOKING OUT 109
What We Do 110
The Magic of Fragrance: The Mwaar of the Rafalawasch 110
Respetu: The Showing or Giving of Respect 114
What Is Respect? 117
Our Banyan Tree 120
A "Song Sung" Tradition 121
Some Chamorro Recipes 123
Luus! A Carolinian Love Game 126
What We Believe 130
When a Woman Is Pregnant: Carolinian Customs 130
Journey in Life and Death: Carolinian Traditions 131
Funeral Chant (poem) 134
When We Dance 136
Origins of Stick Dance, a Carolinian Tradition 136
Warrior Dance: A Carolinian Stick Dance 139
Sa-Rin-a-Lo-Mwan (Dance of Invitation) 143
MICRONESIAN NAVIGATION
147
The Revival of Traditional Navigation 148
Arrogance (poem )154
Let Our Voyage Be Safe (poem) 155
SHIVER STORIES *.* 1S7
Introduction 158
The Crying Child and the Haunted House 161
Death of a Friend 164
The Card That Disappeared166
A School Spirit and Bloody Mary168
How a Taotaomo'na Rebels170
Illusions: Real or Unreal? 172
The Boy on the Side of the Road 174
Salt and Lemon 176
Wooden Rainbow 177
RHYMES AND RIDDLES 180
The Sea Thunders 181
The Flame Tree 182
Green Fingers, Red Tongue 184
Group Riddles 186
Graveyard of Corals 190
Mango Palace 191
Home (poem) 193
Select Bibliography 194.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 194).
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