01433cam a2200241 4500 425576972 TxAuBib 20170519120000.0 170426s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 54610 Project Gutenberg PGUSA eng TxAuBib Dittmer, W, 1866-1909, (Wilhelm.) Te Tohunga [Gutenberg] : The ancient legends and traditions of the Maoris / W. Dittmer. Project Gutenberg, 2017. Illustrated by the author. Introduction -- Tiki: the ancestor of mankind -- The creation of Hawaiki -- The poi-dance -- The creation of the stars -- The chant of Rangi-nui -- Tane: the creation of nature -- The fight of night and day -- Maui: the creation of New Zealand -- Mahuika -- Maui and Mahuika; Maui's fight with the sun -- The death of Maui -- Te aroha o Hinemoa: a legend -- Maui and Irawaru: a tradition -- Nga patu-paiarehe, the children of the mist / James Cowan -- Tihi-o-te-rangi -- The battle of the giants -- The coming of the Maori / James Cowan -- Tradition: Tama-te-kapua -- A tangi; Te Reinga, the Maori spirit-land / James Cowan -- Ngawai: The burial of Te Heu-heu in Tongariro. Public domain in the USA. Text. Folklore -- New Zealand. Maori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore. Mythology, Maori. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54610 TXGID