Micronesian Legends

Legends of creation, trickster tales, love stories, and fables from Micronesia.

Acknowledgments

vii

Northern Mariana Islands and Guam

Introduction

1

(38)

Creation Myth

1

(1)

How the Women Saved Guam

2

(6)

How Navigation Was Learned

8

(4)

The Story of Taga

12

(5)

Mataquana and Gadao

17

(2)

The Story of Piwamwan of Souk

19

(1)

Chief Aghurubw

20

(4)

Juan Malo and His Miraculous Medicine

24

(2)

Fragrant Lady

26

(2)

Duhendes, Trickster Elves of the Jungle

28

(3)

The Tale of Two Lovers

31

(8)

Palau

Introduction

39

(28)

Creation Myth, including The Story of the Giant Uab

40

(4)

The Spider God Teaches Natural Childbirth

44

(4)

Two Lovers and How the Turtle Cycle Was Discovered

48

(2)

How the Dugong Came to Be

50

(2)

The True Story of Prince Lebu

52

(3)

Turtle and Canoe

55

(4)

The Old Lady of Ngerchokl

59

(8)

Yap

Introduction

67

(31)

In the Beginning

67

(8)

Building the Canoe

75

(1)

The Overconfidence of Longolap

76

(1)

The Sands of Aluluil

77

(2)

How Motigitig Fished Up Fais Island

79

(2)

How Ulithi Was Formed

81

(1)

Why Olifat Created the Stingray

82

(1)

How Olifat Brought Tattooing to Yap

83

(2)

The Stone Money of Yap

85

(2)

The Journey of Rat and the Golden Plover

87

(2)

The Bat and the Rat

89

(1)

Manbuth

89

(3)

The Rock of Khlop

92

(4)

The Giant Monster and the Disobedient Boy

96

(2)

Chuuk

Introduction

98

(44)

Creation Myth

98

(1)

Pwapwa and Lippar

99

(1)

Nemwes

100

(3)

The Sweet Water of East Fayu

103

(2)

The Young Woman of Tol

105

(1)

The Ravenous Kuling

106

(5)

Rongerik, Rongelap, and the Great Un

111

(12)

Neini and Anaini: A Chuukese Love Story

123

(6)

How Pisiiras Was Raised from the Sea

129

(2)

The Mountain Tunnel of Tol

131

(2)

The Stolen Wife and the Flying Canoe

133

(9)

Pohnpei and Kosrae

Introduction

142

(1)

Pohnpei

142

(15)

Creation Myth

142

(2)

The First Clan

144

(2)

The Terrible Mistake of the Two Brothers

146

(1)

Satokawai's Impossible Task

146

(1)

Isohkelekel Vanquishes the Saudeleur

147

(1)

The Death of Isohkelekel

148

(3)

Sakier, the Outcast Sister

151

(3)

The Boy Who Stole the Coconut Crab

154

(3)

Kosrae:

157

(17)

The Black Snake of Kosrae

159

(4)

The Selfish Girl and the Giant

163

(5)

Two Brothers and the Chief's Daughter

168

(6)

Republic of the Marshall Islands

Introduction

174

(2)

Creation Myth

174

(2)

How the Islands Got Their Names

176

(1)

Why Rat and Octopus Don't Get Along

177

(1)

The Story of Taramalu

178

(4)

The Story of Litobora

182

(2)

Frenchman's Flat

184

(1)

When Wisdom Was Stronger than War

185

(2)

The Formation of Kwajalein

187

(1)

Letao and the Chief's Canoe

188

(1)

The Foolish Octopus

189

(4)

The Father Who Mistreated His Son

193

(3)

The Lost Boy

196

(4)

The Beautiful Lejakkwe

200

(3)

Bibliography

203

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