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127 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates
illustrations (some colour)
Collates all the stories originally published in Wonder tales of Maoriland (1948, 1964) and Maori tales of long ago (1957), by A.W. Reed, with the original illustrations by A.S. Paterson Contents includes: How Maui went fishing -- The birth of Maui -- Maui in the underworld -- How light came into the world -- The battle of the birds -- How Uenuku became a rainbow -- Maui looks for fire -- How eels were made -- How Tawhaki climbed up to the skyland -- How Maui caught the sun -- How Rata made a great canoe -- How Kae stole the whale -- How Kahukura found the magic net -- How kumaras came to Maoriland -- The story of Hatupatu and the ogress of the birds -- Tutanekai who played the flute