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Some of the sweetest fruits in the world grow in Niue.
There’s fua futi (bananas), fua mago (mangoes) and fua loku (pawpaw).
But niu (coconut) might be the most important of them all.
How did the niu get to Niue? Find out how in Coconut Delight, a bilingual legend from the Rock!
Can you think of a story that has interesting and strange characters?
In this story you’ll read about 10 brothers, a stone girl, a suspicious shark and a magic crab!
Find out what happened to them in Fatu and the Magic Crab, a bilingual legend from Samoa.
There are stories about the love of Hina and Sinilau across the Pacific.
In this one the famous couple get married then celebrate with a canoe race.
Find out what happened in Hina’s Blessing, a bilingual legend from Tonga.
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Rū is a famous Cook Islands explorer and navigator.
He loved discovering new places.
One day he set out on a journey that nearly ended in disaster but instead ended in a blessing.
Find out what happened in Ki Mua! Ki Mua!- a bilingual legend from Aitutaki.
‘Ava (kava) is a popular drink in Oceania. People drink ‘ava to celebrate happy moments, welcome visitors, and celebrate achievements. But how did ‘ava come to Samoa?
Find out in King Kava, a bilingual Sāmoan legend retold by David Riley and translated by Rasela Lafaele Uili.
Sometimes the least likely person is the one who solves a problem.
That’s what happened to Uila the day that danger came to his family.
Find out how in Lightning Boy, a bilingual legend from Tokelau.
By Kairangi Ioane
When Nana was young she had to help the family prepare copra. Here’s how they did it.
Meitaki Taau ‘Anga’anga, Nana! is a bilingual book written in Cook Islands Māori and English.
Who do you think would win a race between a chicken and a turtle? You’d think the chicken would, right? Well, maybe not!
Find out what happens when one prideful chicken got taught a lesson in My Own Paradise, a bilingual Sāmoan legend retold by David Riley and translated by Rasela Lafaele Uili.
Have you ever done something so embarrassing you just wanted to hide? Fao and Huanaki know how that feels.
They once did something embarrassing too. But they found a way to turn it into something good.
Find out how in Niue Stands Alone, a bilingual legend from the Rock!
By Kairone Ioane
It’s Kairone’s first trip to the Cook Islands. Let’s find out what he did there … and a lesson he learned!
Oki Akaou Mai is a bilingual book written in Cook Islands Māori and English.
By O-Auri Rikona-Mateariki
Nana loved going to the market in Rarotonga when she was a child. Let’s find out what she loved about it!
Ra Maketi i Raro is a bilingual book written in Cook Islands Māori and English.
Have you ever had a friend or sibling who was jealous of you and you don’t know why? That’s what happened to Seketo’a. How did he handle it?
Find out in Seketo’a the Protector, a bilingual Tongan legend retold by David Riley and translated by Vasilini Finau Faletau.
Sometimes it’s the smallest things that help us the most. That’s what happened to Sina when a tiny Honeyeater bird rescued her family from disaster.
Find out how in Sina and the Honeyeater, a bilingual Sāmoan legend retold by David Riley and translated by Rasela Lafaele Uili.
The malu. The pe’a. Samoan tattooing is famous all over the world. But how did the art of tattooing come to Samoa?
Find out in Tattoo Twins, a bilingual Sāmoan legend retold by David Riley and translated by Rasela Lafaele Uili.
Tuli has come down from heaven to explore our planet. But all he finds everywhere is water. Tagaloa creates land for him, but now he’s lonely and doesn’t have anyone to share it with!
Find out what happens next in The First Sāmoans, a bilingual Sāmoan legend retold by David Riley and translated by Rasela Lafaele Uili.
