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Vanishing and Returning Heroes: Ambiguity and Persistent Hope in an Unea Island Legend
http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/jbhero.htm
An analysis and synopsis of the story of Mataluangi from East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
The Leagacy of Moro, the Snake-Man of Bariai, West New Britain
http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/Naomi%20MORO.htm
A folktale from Papua New Guinea, originally published in the book "Children of Kilibob".
Tales and Stories of the South Pacific
http://www.tongatapu.net.to/lore/
Legends and oral history passed from generation to generation on the Pacific Islands.
Snakes, adulterers, and the Loss of Paradise in Kaliai
http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/SnakesandAdulterers.html
An analysis of the Kilibob-Manup corpus of myths from West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
Simply Australia
E-zine on Australian folklore, oral and social history, as well as music and song, both traditional and contemporary.
Polynesian Mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_mythology
A description of the gods of Polynesia.
New Zealand Maori Legends
http://www.kiwinewz.com/html/losewing.htm
How the Kiwi Lost his Wings, and Rata's Waka.
Maui Myths and Folklore
http://www.mauigateway.com/~rw/myths1.htm
Four Maui stories from the Maui Cheetah website.
Magurei
http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/Magurei%20posting.html
A folktale in English and the Nakanai language of Papua New Guinea. This is a copy of the book "Magurei", which was collected by Ray and Marilyn Johnston.
Climbing a Mountain Without a Ladder: Chronologies and Stories
http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/WNB/jbmount.htm
An analysis of folktales from Unea Island, Papua New Guinea, as published in the journal "Time and Society".
Chaifi - The Ancient Spririt Volcano of Guam
A Real Video presentation of the legend.
Ancient Legends of Guam
Legends of places and people of Guam (in Chamorro and English).
A Tahitian Legend
http://members.tripod.com/aruffo/folklore.html
Legend of the shaping of the mountains of Tahiti.