Аудиокнига: Maoriland Fairy Tales
- Download 01 - The Wanderers audio
- Download 02 - The Six Brothers audio
- Download 03 - Tiki audio
- Download 04 - Tawhaki's Climb audio
- Download 05 - How the Moon was Made audio
- Download 06 - Brother and Sister audio
- Download 07 - The Sea King's Victory audio
- Download 08 - The Magician's Magic audio
- Download 09 - Maui audio
- Download 10 - More about Maui audio
- Download 11 - The King and the Fairies audio
- Download 12 - Hatupatu audio
- Download 13 - The Star Hunt audio
- Download 14 - The Pet Whale audio
- Download 15 - On the Moon audio
- Download 16 - The Wooden Head audio
- Download 17 - The Fountain of Fish audio
- Download 18 - Rata audio
- Download 19 - The Island and the Taniwha audio
- Download 20 - The Most Beautiful Maiden in the World audio
- Download 21 - The Giant in the Cave audio
- Download 22 - Tama and His Brother audio
- Download 23 - Tama and His Wife audio
- Download 24 - Sea Goblins audio
- Download 25 - The Great Bird of the Hills audio
- Download 26 - The Floating Island audio
- Download 27 - The Princess and the Giant audio
- Download 28 - Hinemoas Swim audio
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Most of the tales have some basis in history. It is an oral language so all histories have to be remembered and retold. To help with this memory retelling the carvings all have relative information and prompts, stories of Atua (sort of gods) and other people (pakeha) that have been encountered are all blended into the stories.
One of the amazing things to listen to is a person's whakapapa (family line). My son's father can tell his whakapapa right back to first landing in the canoe Aotea. It takes hours with the stories of battles, moving and resettling and then the invasion of British soldiers and settlers. Those pale fairies in one of the recent stories would most probably have been Malaysian or Portugese fishermen/explorers.
The Tikanga (way to behave/live) is quite strict and the stories support keeping people in line. This strictness is a kind of policing I think because it doesn't matter what time in history or what country, human nature doesn't change. There are greedy, silly, great and strong leaders and followers throughout time.
A Taniwha is often found in a tapu (sacred or restricted place) That might be a dangerous bend in a river, a place where currents catch people and drag the out to sea or a place in the forest that is sacred so the elders don't want people wandering around in there. There taniwha could be from a spirit of someone or put there by the Atua as a guardian. A taniwha can also be friendly it depends on the place and it's history.
It is interesting to think about the origins and reasons behind these stories. Some like Hatupatu are based on fact but also retold to tell people about abuse of power and underestimating people. Maori are great strategists. If you can find the DVDs 'The Maori Wars' you will see the difficulty the British had when trying to beat these mighty warriors. Tha'ts why they finally had to sign the Waitangi Treaty (as ambiguous as it is) because they just couldn't beat them.
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