Legends of the Maori
Contents
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Contents
Mythology of the Maori. | |
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Chapter I.—Rangi and Papa; the Separation of Heaven and Earth | 3 |
Chapter II.—Tane-Mahuta, the Soul of the Forest | 9 |
Chapter III.—The Deeds of Maui: Mahuika and the origin of fire—Maui and HinenuitePo—Maui in the South Seas | 14 |
Chapter IV.—Gods and Mortals: The Story of Tawhaki and Hapai—The Girdle of the Gods | 21 |
Chapter V.—From Island unto Island: The Story of Polynesian Rovings | 28 |
Chapter VI.—The Story of Whakatau and the Tihi-o-Manono | 33 |
Chapter VII.—The Voyage to New Zealand | 38 |
Chapter VIII.—Explorers of New Zealand: The Travels of Rakataura | 41 |
Chapter IX.—The Maori Spiritland: Folk Beliefs of the Reinga and the Spirits’ Flight; The Polynesians’ Spiritland | 48 |
Chapter X.—Celt and Maori: Likenesses in Folk Belief, Legend and Poetry | 59 |
Chapter XI.—The Fairy Foresters: Tales of the Maero and the Patu-paiarehe | 63 |
Chapter XII.—The Origin of the Maori Games | 69 |
Some Folk Tales of the Maori. | |
The Death Leap of Tikawe | 75 |
Paepipi’s Stranger | 80 |
A Story of Maori Gratitude | 82 |
Hopa the Tohunga | 85 |
By the Waters of Rakaunui | 89 |
Te Ake’s Revenge: A Tale of Wizardry and Retribution | 95 |
Tales of the Cave Country: The Legend of the Den of the Wild Dogs—The Man-eating Dog of Ngamoko Mountain | 106 |
The Tale of Rokiroki: A Memory of the Mokau | 111 |
The Lost Land of Paorae | 117 |
The Cave Dwellers of Te Pehu: A Story of the Great Forest | 121 |
Tarao the Tunneller: A Tradition of Kawa Mountain | 125 |
The Lovers’ Chase: A Story of the Whakatane Valley | 133 |
Rock of the Flying Foam: A Saga of the Waikato River | 139 |
The Judgment of Uenuku | 143 |
At the Rising of Kopu | 147 |
A Cartridge from Taraia | 150 |
Pool of the Papua | 153 |
The Wizards of the Plains: A Tale of Maori Magic | 155 |
The Gift of His Fathers | 160 |
The Rite of Ngau-Taringa: A Story of the Heuheu Family | 162 |
Matakite: A Story of Second Sight | 165 |
Wairaka of the Cave | 171 |
Tales of Tauhara: The Value of a Mountain | 177 |
Tunohopu’s Cave: A Tale of Old Rotorua | 181 |
By the Waters of Holy-Brook: Tales of an Enchanted Valley | 186page x |
A Basket of Whitebait | 192 |
Utu: A Story of a Polynesian Vendetta | 197 |
Motu-Ngaio Pa and the Stage of Heads: A Story of old Kawhia | 201 |
Virgin’s Isle: The Story of Te Wharerangi and the Fall of Motu-o-Puhi Pa | 207 |
The Stealing of an Atua: A Tradition of the Otago Coast | 213 |
The Pillow: How Rau-Whato swam Lake Taupo—The Story of a Maori Heroine | 217 |
Te Pokiha’s Farewell: A Memory of Maketu | 223 |
Magic Mountain: Maungaroa and its Legends | 226 |
Hurihia’s Race: A Tale of the Taupo Coast | 229 |
The Diving Cage: The Tale of the Dragon-Slayers of Te Awahou | 235 |
There were Giants in the Land | 238 |
The Little Gulls of Mokoia | 241 |
The Witch Trees of the Kaingaroa | 247 |
The Tree of the Rope: A Tale of old Rotoiti | 252 |
Lagoons of the Tuna: Kawa Repo and its Story | 255 |
The Rite of the Kawa-whare: The Carved House and the two Priests—A Tale of Tapu | 259 |
The Poetry of the Maori. | |
Introductory | 275 |
The Chant of Hautu | 279 |
The Mountain God: A Song of Taranaki | 282 |
A Song in Exile | 285 |
The Lone Sentinel’s Song | 287 |
A Waikato Canoe Chant | 288 |
A Song of Prophecy (Mata) | 289 |
Bird Song—What the Tui says | 290 |
The Bird of Summer | 293 |
“I Sing of Kupe” | 293 |
A Patriotic Chant: Hold Fast the Land | 294 |
A War-chant: The Song of Tokatoka | 295 |
Hikairo’s War Song | 296 |
A Song of Raukawa | 298 |
Two South Island Chants— | |
The Song of the Axe | 299 |
“Try not the Pass,” the old Man said | 300 |
Love Chants— | |
Te Ngaru’s Flute Song | 301 |
Yon Enchanted Isle: A Song for Whakaari | 305 |
The Last Look Back: Paui-wahine’s Love Song | 306 |
Laments for the Dead— | |
The Dirge of Rangi-mamao | 309 |
A Dirge for Te Heuheu | 313 |
The Lament for Hikareia | 314 |
An Arawa Lament: The Pathway of the Dead | 316 |
The Omen of the Flax Bush | 317 |
“Mourn with the Sighing Wind” | 318 |
A Waikato Elegy: “Loud Peals the Thunder” | 319 |