One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Tales form 1972-1985

Thomas H. Slone

Masalai Press, 2001 - Folklore - 1072 pages

A two-volume collection of folktales that were published in Papua New Guinea's Wantok newspaper. The two-volume collection presents the complete set of 1047 folktales that were originally published from 1972 through 1997 in Tok Pisin.

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Both extraordinary and overwhelming, this monumental two-volume anthology reprints 1,047 Papua folktales that originally appeared in native newspapers from 1972 to 1997. First printed in Tok Pilsin ...

Contents

• How the Snake Lost Its Hair: 3
• A Masalai Blocked a Cave Entrance and Killed a Family: 4
• Thunder: 9
• The Dolphin: 15
• How Did the Sea Arise? 879: 20
• Why Do People Get Gray Hair?: 21
• Walenge Turned into a Snake 838: 39
• The Lesson of Shame Concerning an InLaw 839: 46
• The Brother Who Married a Masalai Woman 789: 48
• A Woman Burned Her Husband 687 The Men Who Became Women: 50
• The Woman Who Ate Two Children: 53
• The Woman and the Snake: 55
• How Cassowaries Obtained Their Colors: 56
• The Death of a Strong Man: 57
• Why Houses in Yangoru Do Not Have Fences: 58
• Where Did the Cucumber Come From?: 59
• The Flood: 60
• The Taboo against Women Spearfishing at Night: 61
• The Custom of Hanging Oneself: 62
• The Dog that Helped People: 63
• Where Did Mount Giluwe Come From?: 64
• Before People Did Not Sleep or Eat Fish: 65
• The Black Woman and the Red Woman: 66
• The Pond Full of Grease: 67
• Cooking Pig in an Earth Oven at a Grave: 68
• We Cannot Disobey What a Dog Says: 69
• The Marsupial Kapul that Lost a Toe: 70
• They Ate a Small Snake: 71
• A Dog Was the Source of Fighting: 72
• The Frog That Turned into a Girl: 73
• The Boy Who Was Deserted: 74
• The Eagle that Was the Source of the Enga People: 75
• The Woman Who Tricked a Masalai Snake: 76
• Why Porgera Has Gold: 77
• The Stone Masalai Women: 78
• How Many Laws Came About: 79
• The Kumdi Clan Came from a Frog: 81
• The LoveCharm Woman: 82
• The Women Who Came from a Hollow Log: 83
• Men with Different Kinds of Skins: 84
• Where Did Local Languages Come From?: 85
• Where Did Food Come From?: 86
• Wantok Issue Title Page 180 The Son Who Confused His Father: 87
• To Light a Fire and Find a Woman: 88
• The Snake Mother: 89
• The Masalai That Was Tricked By Grass and Hair: 90
• The Blood of the Garden: 91
• Where Did the Crocodile Come From?: 92
• The Woman Who Left Her Sister: 93
• The Snake That Became a Man: 95
• Mount Mul Hagen Is the Origin of Life: 96
• Fighting in the Highlands: 97
• How Did Kremendin Village Originate?: 98
• One Man and Two Women Founded a Village: 99
• The Yam that Turned into a Snake and then Became a Man: 100
• The Two Enemy Birds: 101
• The Marsupials Sikaus Revenge: 102
• Why Do Dogs Sniff Each Others Tails?: 103
• The Dog That Found a Pond: 104
• The Heron and the Crab: 105
• The Python that Defeated the Crocodile: 106
• Why the Eagle Is Finely Adorned: 107
• Why the Dog Does Not Talk: 109
• Cucumbers Growing: 110
• Water Came from the Stone: 111
• Blowing the Flutes Caused a Flood: 112
• Where Did Murderous Sorcery Come From?: 114
• Two Kinds of Marsupial Kapul: 115
• Hagen and Wabag Are Brothers: 116
• The Man Who Came from a Blood Egg: 117
• The Old Ways The Story of Dawia Plomb Pond: 118
• The Revenge of the Snake: 119
• Womens Stolen Beards: 120
• The Trick at the Fig Tree: 121
• The Marsupial Sikau that Stole a Woman: 122
• The Man Who Killed a Masalai: 123
• The DogMans Scabies: 124
• Why Did the Ancestors Use Trees?: 125
• Wild Game or Man?: 126
• The Pig that Killed a Father: 127
• The Python that Swallowed a Man: 128
• The Brother Rose from Death: 129
• The Boy that Tricked the Masalai: 130
• The Sky Woman: 131
• An Island in Madang Province: 132
• Where Did Fighting Originate?: 133
• The Cassowary and the Chicken: 134
• Why Is There Thunder: 135
• A Story of Two Brothers: 136
• Where Did the Moon Come From?: 137
• Where Did the Cockatoo Come From?: 139
• The Boy Who Had a DogFather: 140
• The Man Who Was Afraid of Breasts: 141
• The Sisters Fault: 142
• The Story of the Ramu River: 143
• Fire Came from Manam Island: 144
• Where Did the Sea Come From?: 146
• The Flying Fox Killed Kaiwaru the Snake: 147
• Lunganga: 148
• Tamuaiang: 149
• Wantok Issue Title Page 273 The Stone from Ablingi Island: 150
• Modaged and Gerail: 151
• The Boy Who Scared His Father: 152
• Cutting the Pregnant Womans Belly: 153
• The Snake Looked at His Hair: 154
• The Masalai Woman Ate Feces: 155
• The Man Who Became a Bird: 156
• The Flying Fox that Helped a Man: 157
• Why Man Is the Boss: 158
• Burning the Ghost: 159
• The Silent Place: 160
• The Story of the Kinsmen Lekare Lekari and Yoarene: 161
• Where Did Shells for Lime Come From?: 162
• 291b The Man Who Pulled Fish from His Head: 163
• The Man Who Became a Woman: 164
• The Cassowary Tricked the Masalai Clam: 165
• A Man Who Found a Woman: 166
• The Bird of Paradise that Became a Woman: 167
• How One Language Came About: 168
• The Man Who Married a FishWoman: 169
• Taro Woman and Grass Woman: 170
• The Man Who Married a Cassowary Woman: 171
• The Cassowaries that Helped a Woman: 172
• The Boys Who Tricked a Ghost: 173
• The True Origin of Why Everything Dies: 174
• The Lizard that Ruined Its Friend: 175
• The Spirit Fish Dance: 176
• How Did Manubada Island Arise? 882: 177
• The Birds Child: 178
• The Cassowary Got New Legs: 180
• The Nokondi Ghost: 182
• The Men Who Ate a Dead Person: 183
• Tongangakoai Dugong: 184
• The Man Who Found Tobacco: 185
• Masalai Naiwa: 186
• Tari and Enga: 187
• The Big Brothers Friend: 188
• The Man Who Turned into a Snake: 189
• The Story of the Moon: 190
• The Sexy Sago Woman: 191
• We Are Children of the Snake: 192
• The Angry Mountain: 194
• The Cloud that Sank the Island: 195
• The Spirit Woman Created a Food: 196
• Volume 501: 197
• A Village Obtained Singing and Dancing: 198
• The Boulder Covered People Up: 199
• The Man Who Conquered a Snake: 200
• The Highlands Did Not Have Salt: 201
• The Old Masalai Woman: 202
• The Trick at Yassa Village: 203
• The Old Woman with the Torch: 204
• The Young Brother Killed Bibeo: 205
• The Two Women Who Became Mountains: 206
• The Smoke Helped the Boy: 207
• The Woman Who Came from the Sea: 208
• We Came from the Simbu People: 209
• A Fish Woman Gave Us a Song and Dance: 210
• The Ghost Wanted To Kill the Child: 212
• The Lizard that Became a Child: 213
• A New Woman Came from the Ground: 214
• The Wildfowl Puts Its Eggs in the Forest: 215
• Red Sago: 216
• Mount Geluwa Giluwe Dog Trading: 217
• Sugarcane Tore Apart the Brothers: 218
• The Two Children Became Birds: 219
• The Two Old Men Ate Soap A Modern Story: 221
• The Girls Mistake: 222
• The Woman Who Married a Masalai: 224
• The Sun Arose: 225
• The Ground Broke A Modern Story: 226
• The Man Stole a Masalai Baby: 227
• Cassowary Woman: 228
• Paroko Took out a Woman: 229
• The Champion Won a Medal A Modern Story: 230
• Shooting Koramaus Eye: 231
• Poeka Gave a Party A Modern Story: 232
• The Signal Drum Came to Finschhafen: 233
• An Airplane Came to Okapa A Modern Story: 234
• Buarlah Mountain: 235
• A Cassowary Took out Yagoe A Modern Story: 237
• The Ancestral Ghost of Ngorongoro: 238
• A Ghost from Kerevat Keravat A Modern Story: 239
• The Little Boy Was Cleverer: 241
• A Way to Find a Woman A Modern Story: 242
• Kambeya Brought His Sister Back to the Village: 243
• The Woman Tricked a Man A Modern Story: 244
• The Man Brought a Masalai: 245
• How Did Tumleo Island Arise?: 246
• Do Not Anger a Woman You Will Die: 247
• The Masalai Tricked Maka A Modern Story: 248
• Two Women Arose: 249
• The Bird of Paradise Woman Won: 251
• Befriending Having Sex with a Ghost Woman: 252
• The Masalai Ate a Baby: 253
• He Only Liked Heads: 254
• Why Are Net Bags Multicolored?: 255
• The Masalais Forest: 256
• The Child that Came from a Wailbal Tree Fruit: 257
• A Woman Tricked a Wild Man 258 402 A Masalai Married a Real Woman: 259
• The Old Man Became a Baby: 260
• The Old Man Who Became Young: 261
• A Masalai Killed a Brother: 262
• The InLaws Ruined a Woman: 263
• 408409 The Two Thieves: 265
• Huli Started a Village: 266
• Pots Fell from the Sky: 267
• A Dead Man Ruined a Man: 268
• The Wild Woman Who Died in a Fire: 269
• The Origin of Rain: 270
• The Ghost Woman Lied to a Man: 272
• A Masalai Made Three Islands: 274
• The Masalai Marsupials Kapul: 275
• The CloudMan Helped the People from Sio: 276
• A Woman Arose from Blood: 278
• The Brother Hid the Water: 279
• Why the Clouds Thunder: 280
• The Ancestral Spirits Tangled with Sailas: 281
• The Stubborn Daughter: 283
• The Masalai of Lep Island: 284
• The Masalai Stone of Genai: 286
• Men Killed the Moon: 288
• Leklachem Lap Made the Day Long: 289
• The Brother Died in Hot Water: 290
• Why Does Markham Valley Have Many Wild Pigs?: 291
• Simiji Got His Eyes back from the Masalai: 292
• A Python Swallowed a Man: 293
• A Man Married a Mango Woman: 294
• The Masalai Eel Often Became a Wild Pig: 296
• A Woman Married a Masalai from Taga: 297
• A Girl Came from a Malay Apple: 298
• The Man with Twelve Children in His Stomach: 299
• How Did the Sea Arise?: 300
• 445446 The Man Who Only Liked Daughters: 301
• Why Do Highlands Men Often Marry Many Women: 304
• Malevolent Water Consumed a Man: 305
• Why Manam Island Exploded: 306
• A Dog Stole Fire from a Masalai: 307
• A Man Married a Fruit Woman: 308
• A Ghost Chased Mende: 309
• Why Dogs Never Talk: 311
• 456a The Child of a Flying Fox: 312
• Wantok Issue Title Page 456b The Man Who Became an Eel: 313
• 458a The FishWoman Helped a Boy: 314
• 458b How Did the Asaro Mud Men Come About?: 315
• Dogs Spoke like Men: 316
• The Tree People of Marayang: 317
• How Did Yams Arise?: 318
• Long Ago Dog and Kangaroo Were Friends: 319
• Sons Killed their CoMother: 320
• Ipapaya Helped Two Boys: 321
• A Woman Gave Birth to a Baby Crocodile: 323
• The Boys Killed Three Enemies: 324
• Father Ruined the Meat: 325
• A Woman Married a Masalai from the Same Tribe: 326
• How Did Man Arise?: 327
• Komiaui Married a Cassowary: 328
• Two Brothers Found Wives: 329
• The Pythons in the New Guinea Walnut Tree: 330
• A BirdWoman Married a Man: 331
• Brother Tricked Brother: 332
• When the Rodents Arose from the Ground: 333
• A Man Lost a Star Woman: 334
• The Father Got Rid of His Son: 335
• The Masalai Eagle: 337
• A Man Tricked a Pomio Ancestral Ghost: 338
• A Woman Gave Birth to an Eaglet: 339
• Hapleng Became a Leader: 341
• Two Beautiful Women Came Out of a Green Coconut: 342
• Dumbu Grabbed a Ghost Boy: 343
• The Song and Dance of the Stars: 344
• Dogs Killed their Master: 345
• An Ancestral Ghost Child Was the Father of the Barambu Balambu People: 346
• A Dead Man Took Care of His Son: 347
• How Mosquitoes Came to Kranget Kranket Island: 348
• The Big Brother Took Good Care of His Two Young Siblings: 349
• A Boy Tricked Two Girls: 351
• A Ghost Found Her Grave: 352
• Andamai Found a SnakeMan: 354
• A Ghost Woman Tricked a Mother: 355
• A Manus Woman Tricked a Masalai: 356
• The Old Man Punished the Children: 357
• Samborpia Became a Crocodile: 358
• Weipun Married the Flying Foxes Wives: 360
• The Rokia Zava Log Ruined a Friendship: 361
• The Single Man Who Tricked a Woman: 362
• The Two Brothers Found Yams Mami on Siassi Island: 363
• Two Birds that Killed Men: 365
• A Bee Took Care of a Boy: 366
• A Woman Disobeyed What Was Said: 367
• Kondumungs Mistake: 369
• 508a Where Did Lime Calcium Oxide for Planting Yams Come From?: 371
• 508b Heahun Showed the Way: 372
• The Crocodile Katumu Desired the Woman from Bukibalikim: 373
• The Little Brother Ignored What He Was Told: 374
• The Bad Boy Had His Revenge and He Became a Leader: 376
• A Woman Became a Man: 378
• A Man Became a Turtle: 380
• Bandurs Island: 382
• A Cassowary Stole a Boy: 383
• The Trail to Where the Sun Rises: 385
• The Mistake of Watching the Moon: 387
• The Man Who Became a Bird: 390
• The Masalai Took a Baby: 391
• The Boys Who Conquered Masumura: 392
• 521a The Birds Who Helped a Man: 393
• 521b Marsupials Kapul and Dogs Are Enemies: 394
• Two Women Became Birds of Paradise: 396
• A Woman Came from a Stick: 397
• The Man in the Clouds Taught a Lesson: 399
• Children Were Killed by a Stone: 400
• Urin The Man Who Arose from Blood: 402
• Enemies Stopped Fighting: 403
• The Masalais Skin: 404
• Ghosts Took a Man: 406
• The Eagles Child: 407
• The Money Tree: 409
• A Pig Ruined the Garden: 411
• The Enemies of Kanganamun: 413
• The Village of the Masalai Fish: 414
• Wantok Issue Title Page 537 Big Legs Mistake: 415
• The Dogs Wives: 418
• The Ground Swallowed People: 419
• Suratauras Prank: 420
• The Crocodile Took Bajingei: 422
• Kopesi Got Revenge: 424
• Nol Became a Masalais Son: 425
• Dogs Try to Find Their Real Skins: 427
• Kimaru and the Red Insects: 428
• A Snake Went inside a Boil: 429
• A Ghost Helped a Pregnant Woman: 430
• Abut and the Masalai Woman: 431
• The Man Who Became a Jimbir Pig: 433
• The Mistake of Eating Eel: 434
• Lapa Kella Wronged the Sail Kusi Clan: 435
• Why the Rain Falls: 437
• The Ghost Man of the Mountain: 438
• Baili Oddo Became a Masalai Snake: 439
• Nokoro Called Out to a Ghost: 440
• The Man Who Married a Masalais Daughter: 441
• The Festival for Pulling the Garamut TreeSignal Drum: 443
• The Yamap Yamaip Clan Almost Finished off the Temo Timotop Clan: 445
• A Ghost Tricked a Man: 446
• A Man Cut off His Wifes Hand: 447
• The Man Who Changed His Skin: 448
• A Ghost Woman Ate a Baby: 449
• Boanouo Tahia Son of a Pig: 451
• Tabuagele Raped a Woman: 452
• Women Burned the Spirit House: 453
• The Masalais of Gagwekalo: 455
• An Old Woman Was the Origin of Various Foods: 456
• A Masalai Ruined Dikitis Eyes: 457
• Women Killed a Mans Head: 458
• Hand Drums Confused Two Women: 459
• The Dog Got Back at the Old Woman: 461
• Yomba Transformed a Ghost into a Real Person: 462
• How Did Yams Yam and Mami Arise?: 463
• Two Brothers Killed the Old Ghosts: 465
• A Flood Ruined a Village: 467
• Do Not Covet Food: 468
• The Stubborn Masalai Had a Bad Time: 470
• Kemkapukere Killed a Snake: 471
• Hapleng the Trickster: 472
• A Ghost Tricked a Woman: 474
• Posere Killed a Bad Masalai: 476
• A Cockatoo Taught People How to Make Fire 575: 477
• A Woman Gave Birth to a Baby Snake: 478
• When Bat Became Frogs Enemy: 479
• A Man Ate His Own Wife: 480
• Why Is it that Marsupials Kapul are Meat for Dogs?: 481
• Agum and Amom Challenged Aronta: 482
• The Sister Fought like a Man: 483
• The Old Woman Ate Boys: 484
• Walini Turned into Stone: 486
• A Python Swallowed a Man: 487
• Two Boulders Found a Place: 488
• The Ancestral Ghosts Very First Trick: 489
• A Flood Drowned People: 491
• A Son Found His Fathers Eyes: 492
• A Mangy Dog Killed a Ghost Man: 493
• A Cassowary Befouled a Man: 495
• Blood Became a Baby: 496
• Do Not Covet Your Little Brother: 497
• Amaita Surpassed His Boastful Friends: 499

Bibliographic information

• Title: One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Tales form 1972-1985; Volume 1 of One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Folktales from Wantok Newspaper, Thomas H. Slone, ISBN 0971412723, 9780971412729; Papua New Guinea folklore series
• Editor: Thomas H. Slone
• Translated by: Thomas H. Slone
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Masalai Press, 2001
• ISBN: 0971412707, 9780971412705
• Length: 1072 pages