In The Beginning

The Cosmic Hug

This story is from the Māori people explaining how the earth and the sky were separated so that light could enable forests and plants to grow, followed by animals and humans.  In the beginning there is nothing but the cosmos. Rangi (Ranginui) the sky f…

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The Cosmic Hug

This story is from the Māori people explaining how the earth and the sky were separated so that light could enable forests and plants to grow, followed by animals and humans. 
In the beginning there is nothing but the cosmos. Rangi (Ranginui) the sky …

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Pangu Creates the Earth and Nuwa Creates Humans

These are two stories form ancient China describing how the world was created and how humans were made. In the beginning there is nothing but a cosmic egg.  Pangu emerges from this egg and the upper part becomes Yin the sky and lower part becomes Yang …

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Pangu Creates the Earth and Nuwa Creates Humans

These are two stories form ancient China describing how the world was created and how humans were made.
In the beginning there is nothing but a cosmic egg.  Pangu emerges from this egg and the upper part becomes Yin the sky and lower part becomes Yang…

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Coyote and Silver Fox

In this story we learn how the earth is created and how domestic relationships sometimes have to be managed. In the beginning there is nothing but water. Silver Fox is lonely and thinks Coyote into being. Together they sing the world into existence and…

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Coyote and Silver Fox

In this story we learn how the earth is created and how domestic relationships sometimes have to be managed.
In the beginning there is nothing but water. Silver Fox is lonely and thinks Coyote into being. Together they sing the world into existence an…

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Hainuwele the Coconut Girl

In this story we hear where root vegetables (tubars) and root spices came from and how people with good and evil hearts are separated. The god Ameta finds a coconut one day, he plants it and a lovely girl Hainuwele (coconut girl) grows from the ground….

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Hainuwele the Coconut Girl

In this story we hear where root vegetables (tubars) and root spices came from and how people with good and evil hearts are separated.
The god Ameta finds a coconut one day, he plants it and a lovely girl Hainuwele (coconut girl) grows from the ground…

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The Great Drought

This story tells how there was a terrible drought followed by a lethal flood. There’s a terrible drought and all the animals get together and realise that all water is being held inside a giant frog called Tidilick, the only way to get the water out is…

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The Great Drought

This story tells how there was a terrible drought followed by a lethal flood.
There’s a terrible drought and all the animals get together and realise that all water is being held inside a giant frog called Tidilick, the only way to get the water out i…

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