Folktales Of The Maori
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Folktales Of The Maori
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Author : Alfred Grace
language : en
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Release Date : 1998
Folktales Of The Maori written by Alfred Grace and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Folklore categories.
Fairy Folk Tales Of The Maori
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Author : James Cowan
language : en
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Release Date : 1977
Fairy Folk Tales Of The Maori written by James Cowan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Social Science categories.
Folk Tales Of The M Ori
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Author : Alfred Augustus Grace
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907
Folk Tales Of The M Ori written by Alfred Augustus Grace and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907 with Folklore categories.
Folk Tales Of The Maori
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Author : Alfred Augustus Grace
language : en
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Release Date : 2008-01-01
Folk Tales Of The Maori written by Alfred Augustus Grace and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Legends categories.
Fairy Folk Tales Of The Maori
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language : en
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Release Date : 1977
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Fairy Folk Tales Of The M Ori
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Author : James Cowan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Fairy Folk Tales Of The M Ori written by James Cowan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Legends categories.
Maori Folktales In Maori And English
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language : en
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Release Date : 1968
Maori Folktales In Maori And English written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Legends categories.
"A new collection of classical Mãori stories suitable for use in schools, universities and adult education"--Cover.
Folk Tales Of The Maori
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Author : Alfred Augustus Grace
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Folk Tales Of The Maori written by Alfred Augustus Grace and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... THE TALKING TAN1WHA. THE state of things at Kaiapoi was intolerable. No one was sure of obtaining his dinner regularly; no one could say when he himself might not be converted into a dinner for the most dreadful monster that ever existed. Not far from the pa, in a den of his own special making, lived the Talking Taniwha. Inaccessible, possessingthe power of self-metamorphosis, invulnerable, tremendous, voracious, insatiable, this awful beast preyed upon the unfortunate people of Kaiapoi, till their plumpost maidens and well-grown young men, their tender children and well-conditioned women were all devoured, and none but the weeds of the tribe were left. With things in such a state the miserable remnants sent for help to Kiu, whose fame as a tohunga extended through the length of the three islands. He possessed the power of communicating with departed spirits, and had made his home at Otaki, the headquarters of the Warrior Tribe, where he lived a useful and lucrative life; performing much devilry for the benefit of those who supplied him liberally with this world's goods and tendered him abundant homage. To this great wizard came the takata hara, the representative of the degenerate people of Kaiapoi, the sinful survivors of a race which;spoke the bastard Moriori tongue. This man, having made obeisance to Kiu, unburdened himself of his message. "It is true, great priest," said he, "that I am a member of the accursed tribe which has no knowledge of the gods, a people without sanctity. Consequently, my relatives are the prey of a terrible monster, who lives in a deep hole in the low-lying land not far from the seashore. When we go out to fish, this taniwha turns himself into a huge creature of the sea, and filling his hole with water...
Land Of The Long White Cloud
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Author : Kiri Te Kanawa
language : en
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Release Date : 1989
Land Of The Long White Cloud written by Kiri Te Kanawa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Folklore categories.
A collection of nineteen tales from various Maori tribes of New Zealand about the trickster Maui, the Creation, monsters, birds, animals, and special places.
Maori Myths Tribal Legends
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Author : Antony Alpers
language : en
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Release Date : 1964
Maori Myths Tribal Legends written by Antony Alpers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Folk-lore, Maori categories.
Retelling of legends from earlier compilations such as Grey's "Polynesian mythology", 1855, intended as a mirror of the culture of a people native to New Zealand.