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Page 219
In the Maori versions Maui changed to a bird to visit the Netherworld where he
fetched fire from the goddess Mahuika whose fingertips and toes glowed with fire
. Mahuika gave him the end of a big toe as a firestick which he extinguished in a ...
In the Maori versions Maui changed to a bird to visit the Netherworld where he
fetched fire from the goddess Mahuika whose fingertips and toes glowed with fire
. Mahuika gave him the end of a big toe as a firestick which he extinguished in a ...
Page 226
... Hina planted , to become the coconut palm . The Tahitians told how Hina left
the head by a stream while bathing and it sprouted . SOCIAL MYTHS – NEW
INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL MYTHS WERE invented or completely changed
following ...
... Hina planted , to become the coconut palm . The Tahitians told how Hina left
the head by a stream while bathing and it sprouted . SOCIAL MYTHS – NEW
INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL MYTHS WERE invented or completely changed
following ...
Page 270
To escape drowning he changed himself into a wooden board and was swept
downstream until he ran into a dam . Soon an old woman noticed the board and
decided it would make a good food dish . So she took it home and put salmon in
it ...
To escape drowning he changed himself into a wooden board and was swept
downstream until he ran into a dam . Soon an old woman noticed the board and
decided it would make a good food dish . So she took it home and put salmon in
it ...
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