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A Tahitian Legend - http://members.tripod.com/aruffo/folklore.html
Legend of the shaping of the mountains of Tahiti.

Ancient Legends of Guam - http://ns.gov.gu/legends.html
Legends of places and people of Guam (in Chamorro and English).

Chaifi - The Ancient Spririt Volcano of Guam - http://roland.web.gu/
A Real Video presentation of the legend.

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".

http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/Magurei%20posting.html - 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.

Maui Myths and Folklore - http://www.mauigateway.com/~rw/myths1.htm
Four Maui stories from the Maui Cheetah website.

New Ireland Tok Pisin - Story - http://bilbo.ling.su.se/staff/evali/TokPisin/Meri_i_kamap_ston.html
A folktale called "The Woman Who Became a Stone" from Papua New Guinea, in English and Tok Pisin, with audio.

New Zealand Maori Legends - http://www.kiwinewz.com/html/losewing.htm
How the Kiwi Lost his Wings, and Rata's Waka.

Polynesian Mythology - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_mythology
A description of the gods of Polynesia.

Polynesian Voyaging Traditions - http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/L2traditions.html
Proverbs, stories, and bibliography on the sea travels of the Polynesian peoples.

Simply Australia - http://simplyaustralia.net
E-zine on Australian folklore, oral and social history, as well as music and song, both traditional and contemporary.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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