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CONTENTS.

• Preface to first edition v.
• Preface to present edition xiii.
• The Children of Heaven and Earth 1
• The Legend of Maui 10
• The Legend of Tawhaki 36
• Rupe’s Ascent into Heaven 49
• Kae’s Theft of the Whale 55
• The Murder of Tuwhakararo and its Revenge 61
• The Adventures of Rata—the Enchanted Tree 67
• The Quarrels at Hawaiki 76
• The Discovery of New Zealand 82
• Preparations to Emigrate 83
• The Voyage to New Zealand 85
• The Curse of Manaia 101
• Hatupatu and his Brothers 114
• The Emigration of Turi to New Zealand 126
• The Emigration of Manaia 138
• Hine-moa, the Maiden of Rotorua 146
• The Story of Maru-tuahu, and that of Kahureremoa 153
• The Two Sorcerers 169
• The Magical Wooden Head 173
• Kahukura and the Fairies 178
• Te Kanawa’s Adventure with the Fairies 181
• The Loves of Takarangi and Rau-Mahora 184
• The Stratagem of Te Ponga’s Elopement 187
• The History of Paoa 194
• Appendix I.—On the Native Songs of New Zealand 225
• Appendix II.—On New Zealand and Polynesian Mythology 244

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