Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before

ought forth it was a lot of all kinds of shell-fish. Lu said to his mother, "What is the use of having all these things lying there bare in the sun?" "Leave

ed Malata, in Atua, east end of Upolu. Lu lived there at the village called Uafato, and had there his Sa Moa, or preserve fowls, which were not to be killed. Another story says that Lu came from the west with his fowls,

with two baskets of fish, the fowls of Lu leaped up to peck at the fish. The lads cau

ebs across the roads east and west, that no one had passed along there. He suspected the fishing party from the

fowls of which he was in search. He charged them. They did not deny, but commenced to lay the blame the one on the other, and hence the proverb to this day: "It was not

e. When they reached the tenth heaven, Tangaloa made his appearance and called out, "What is all

s kept beautifully clean, no rubbish to be seen about t

t you have left behind all the places where wars may be fought out, and have come to this heaven of peace, let your wrath abate, spare these men, and you shall go back with the title of Kin

and Tangaloa told Lu to name the earth Samoa when he c

lso the proverb from this lady coming from heaven and having children on earth: "The heavens are swinging a

ovided, but only those were admitted who had contributed a white mat. When the festive day came there were many outside who were chagrined that they had not made an