Legends of the Maori
Contents
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- Mythology of the Maori. — Mythology of the Maori
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Chapter I. Rangi and Papa: The Separation of Heaven and Earth p. 3
- [section] p. 3
- The Creation of Woman p. 8
- Chapter II. Tane-mahuta, The Soul of the Forest p. 9
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Chapter III. The Deeds of Maui
- Mahuika, and the Origin of Fire p. 14
- Mahuika the Fire-Goddess p. 15
- Maui and Hine-Nui-Te-Po p. 17
- Maui in the South Seas p. 19
- Chapter IV. Gods and Mortals p. 21
- Chapter V. From Island unto Island. — The Story of Polynesian Rovings p. 28
- Chapter VI. The Story of Whakatau and the Tihi-O-Manono p. 33
- Chapter VII. The Voyage to New Zealand p. 38
- Chapter VIII. Explorers of New Zealand p. 40
- Chapter IX. The Maori Spiritland
- Chapter X. Celt and Maori. — Likenesses in Folk-Belief, Legend and Poetry p. 59
- Chapter XI. The Fairy Foresters. — Tales of the Maero and Patu-Paiarehe p. 63
- Chapter XII. The Origin of the Maori Games p. 69
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Chapter I. Rangi and Papa: The Separation of Heaven and Earth p. 3
- Some Folk Tales of the Maori
- Some Folk Tales of the Maori — The Death Leap of Tikawe. — A Story of the Lakes Country
- Paepipi’s Stranger p. 80
- A Story of Maori Gratitude p. 82
- Hopa the Tohunga — A Maori Detective Story p. 85
- By the Waters of Rakaunui p. 89
- Te Ake’s Revenge — A Tale of Wizardry and Retribution p. 94
- Tales of the Cave Country p. 105
- The Tale of Rokiroki — A Memory of the Mokau p. 111
- The Lost Land of Paorae p. 117
- The Cave Dwellers of Te Pehu. — A Story of the Great Forest p. 121
- Tarao the Tunneller. — A Tradition of Kawa Mountain p. 125
- The Lover’s Chase — A Story of the Whakatane Valley p. 133
- Rock of the Flying Foam. — A Saga of the Waikato River p. 139
- The Judgment of Unenuku p. 143
- At the Rising od Kopu p. 147
- A Cartridge from Taraia p. 150
- Pool of the Papua p. 153
- The Wizards of the Plains. — A Tale of Maori Magic p. 155
- The Gift of His Fathers p. 160
- The Rite of Ngau - Taringa. — A Story of the Heuheu Family p. 162
- Matakite. — A Story of Second Sight p. 165
- Wairaka of the Cave p. 171
- Tales of Tauhara. — The Value of a Mountain p. 177
- Tunohopu’s Cave. — A Tale of Old Rotorua p. 181
- By the Waters of Holy-Brook. — Tales of an Enchanted Valley p. 186
- A Basket of Whitebait p. 192
- Utu: The Story of a Polynesian Vendetta p. 197
- Motu-Ngaio Pa and the Stage of Heads. — A Story of Old Kawhia p. 201
- Virgin’s Isle. — The Story of Te Wharerangi and the Fall of Motu-O-Puhi Pa p. 207
- The Stealing of an Atua. — A Tradition of the Otago Coast p. 213
- The Pillow. — How Rau-Whato Swam Lake Taupo—The Story of a Maori Heroine p. 217
- Te Pokiha’s Farewell. — A Memory of Maketu p. 223
- Magic Mountain. — Maungaroa and its Legends p. 226
- Hurihia’s Race — A Tale of the Taupo Coast p. 229
- The Diving Cage. — The Tale of the Dragon-Slayers of Te Awahou p. 235
- There were Giants in the Land p. 238
- The Little Gulls of Mokoia p. 241
- The Witch Trees of the Kaingaroa p. 247
- The Tree of the Rope. — A Tale of Old Rotoiti p. 252
- Lagoons of the Tuna. — Kawa Repo and its Story p. 255
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The Rite of the Kawa-Whare. — The Carved House and the Two Priests: a Tale Of Tapu
- [section] p. 259
- The Tapu-Removal Ceremony p. 262
- The Sacred Fire—Rangi-Tahau’s Ritual p. 264
- The Poetry of the Maori. — The Poetry of the Maori
- Introductory p. 275
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Folk Songs and Chants p. 278
- The Chant of Hautu. — A Folk-Song of the Urewera p. 279
- The Mountain God: a Chant of Adoration. — A Song for Mt. Egmont p. 282
- A Song in Exile. — The Chant of Hoani Papita p. 285
- The Lone Sentinel’s Song p. 287
- A Waikato Canoe Chant p. 288
- A Song of Prophecy. (Mata.) p. 289
- Bird Song. — What the Tui Says p. 290
- The Bird of Summer p. 293
- “I Sing of Kupe.”
- A Patriotic Chant. — Hold Fast the Land p. 294
- A War-Chant (Ngeri). — The Song of Tokatoka p. 295
- Hikairo’s War Song. — A Chant of the Arawa p. 296
- A Song of Raukawa. — The Dread Crags of the Brothers p. 298
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Two South Island Chants
- The Song of the Axe p. 299
- “‘Try Not the Pass!’ The Old Man Said.” p. 300
- Love Chants
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Laments for the Dead
- The Dirge of Rangi-Mamao p. 309
- A Dirge for Te Heuheu p. 313
- The Lament for Hikareia p. 314
- An Arawa Lament. — The Pathway of the Dead p. 316
- The Omen of the Flax Bush p. 317
- “Mourn with the Sighing Wind.” p. 318
- A Waikato Elegy. — “Loud Peals the Thunder.” p. 319
- Mythology of the Maori. — Mythology of the Maori