Legends of the Maori
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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 | 186 |
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| 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 |
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