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MYTHS AND LEGENDS FROM THE CHAMORRO AND CAROLINIAN PEOPLE ...... .......... 1 Chamorro Creation Myth ........................................ ............. 2 Before Words Were Written ........................................ ............. 5 How the Women Saved Guam ............................................................5 Okkodu: A Clever Trick for a Beautiful Girl .................................... 12 The Pandanus: A Legend of Service ................................................ 19 The Great Sea Race ........................................ ............. 22 Half Man but Strong Magic: The Legend of Lipe'pee'lmo'ng .......... 27 How Navigation Came to Micronesia................................................ 38 From Spanish Times (1668-1899) ...................................................... 43 Sirena ......... .............................................................. 43 Juan Malo and the Governor's Three Pigs (a play) .......................... 48 The Legend of the Flame Tree .......................................................... 55 Banana and Coconut .......................................................................... 62 FOLKLORE AND HISTORICAL TALES ......o.„ 65 The Legend of the Breadfruit Tree ...................................................... 66 Have We Always Had Banana Trees? .................................................... 71 The Ancient Chamorros.......................................................................... 78 The Legend of Taga ........................................ ............. 80 Paru'ng: Top Hat Chief ........................................ ............. 90 Rafalawasch Wake (poem ) ...................................................................... 93 Luta's Little Miracle: A Look at Luta (Rota) Long Ago ........................ 95 Buried Treasure: Ship of Silver and Jewels ........................................ 100 The Miracle of a Mysterious Lady ..................................................... 104 Stones from Long Ago: Latte ................................................................ 107 WINDOWS TO OUR ANCESTORS: LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT ................. ............... 109 What We Do .................................................................. 110 The Magic of Fragrance: The Mwaar of the Rafalawasch .................. 110 Respetu: The Showing or Giving of Respect ...................................... 114 What Is Respect? .................................................................................. 117 Our Banyan Tree .................................................................................. 120 A "Song Sung" Tradition ................................................................. 121 Some Chamorro Recipes ...................................................................... 123 Luus! A Carolinian Love Game ............................................................ 126 What We Believe ...................................................................................... 130 When a Woman Is Pregnant: Carolinian Customs .............................. 130 Journey in Life and Death: Carolinian Traditions .............................. 131 Funeral Chant (poem) .......................................................................... 134 When We Dance ........ ............................................................................ 136 Origins of Stick Dance, a Carolinian Tradition .................................. 136 Warrior Dance: A Carolinian Stick Dance .......................................... 139 Sa-Rin-a-Lo-Mwan (Dance of Invitation) ............................................ 143 MICRONESIAN NAVIGATION -...........-.... 147 The Revival of Traditional Navigation ................................................ 148 Arrogance (poem ).................................................................................. 154 Let Our Voyage Be Safe (poem) .......................................................... 155 SHIVER STORIES ..........................*.*..... 1S7 Introduction .......................................................................................... 158 The Crying Child and the Haunted House .......................................... 161 Death of a Friend ................................................................................. 164 The Card That Disappeared.................................................................. 166 A School Spirit and Bloody Mary........................................................ 168 How a Taotaomo'na Rebels.............................................................. 170 Illusions: Real or Unreal? .................................................................... 172 The Boy on the Side of the Road ........................................................ 174 Salt and Lemon .................................................................................... 176 Wooden Rainbow .................................................................................. 177 RHYMES AND RIDDLES ....................... 180 The Sea Thunders ................................................................................ 181 The Flame Tree .................................................................................... 182 Green Fingers, Red Tongue .................................................................. 184 Group Riddles ...................................................................................... 186 Graveyard of Corals .............................................................................. 190 Mango Palace ........................................................................................191 Home (poem) ...................................................................................... 193 Select Bibliography ........................................................................................ 194