Margaret Orbell

TRADITIONAL MAORI STORIES – Softcover – 192 Pages – in English and Maori – NEW!Introduced and Translated by Margaret Orbell 6″ x 9.25″ – 192 pages – Softcover – 1993 The great Maori story-tellers of the nineteenth century wrote these 30 traditional stories as they were accustomed to tell them. This anthology presents their writings in the original Maori and in accomplished, lively translations that make these taonga (treasured possessions) accessible to a wider audience. The book is illustrated with a few black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Here are stories of the supernatural, heroes and evil adversaries, journeys to the underworld, faeries, enormous birds and adventures of tribal ancestors. At the end there is a glossary of Maori words and Notes about each story. This is a brand new unread book that has never been fully opened. The binding is tight, spine is not creased and pages are clean. There is a little light rubbing to the shiny cover from shop wear and the top right corner of the back cover has a small crease.