DOCUMENT RESUME ED 354 532 CS 213 701 AUTHOR Ichioka, Cynthia S., Ed. TITLE Stories from around the World: An Annotated Bibliography of Folk Literature. INSTITUTION Hawaii Univ., Manoa. School of Library and Information Studies. PUB DATE 92 NOTE 107p.; For earlier related bibliographies, see ED 286 531 and ED 309 779. Foreword by Therese Bissen Bard. PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) Creative Works (Literature,Drama,Fine Arts) (030) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; Cultural Context; Elementary Secondary Education; *Folk Culture; Foreign Countries; Information Sources; *Literature IDENTIFIERS Historical Background; *Pacific Islands Literature; Philippines; Traditional Oral Literature ABSTRACT Third in a series of annotated bibliographies designed to help teachers and librarians locate stories and lore on cultures and topics not easily accessible, this sourcebook presents five annotated bibliographies of traditional literature that has not previously been systematically collected. Each selection in the sourcebook contains an introduction to the topic, a list of references, and an annotated bibliography. Two of the five selections deal with Pacific Island cultures; one is on a special folklore character from the Philippines; and two are on special topics with stories found worldwide. The selections in the sourcebook are: (1) "The Night Marchers" (Nori L. K. Leong); (2) "Niue. History and. Folk Culture" (Cynthia S. Ichioka); (3) "The Tianak" (Beryl Ripp); (4) "Mermaids in Folk Literature" (Marcia J. Kemble): and (5) "Riddling in Folk Narratives" (Melode Reinker). (RS) *************** ***************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FOLK LITERATURE EDITOR Cynthia S. Ichioka Foreword by Therese Bissen Bard School of Library and Information Studies University of Hawaii at Manoa -PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE Honolulu, Hawaii THIS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION U.S. MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED Office of Edotatonal Research and Improvement BY 1992 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER tERIC) EiThrs document has been reproduced as reserved from the person or organization Originating it C' Minor changes nave been made to improve reproduction queuhr TO THE EDUCATIONAL tLilL;'1 RESOURCES Points of new or opinions staled minis docu merit do not necessarily represent official INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) OE RI position Or PotrCv Copyright The contents of this sourcebook are protected by copyright. No part any means, electronic or may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the original publisher of the copyrighted publications. The bibliography and other text contributed by the writers of the sourcebook may be reproduced for instructional purposes according to the fair use guidelines of copyright legislation. University of Hawaii School of Library and Information Studies 1992 3 STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD An Annotated Bibliography of Folk Literature This is the third in a series of annotated bilbiographies with introductory essays that were compiled by students in Traditional Literature and Oral Narrative classes at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. Previous bibliographies were compiled in 1986 and 1988. As planet Earth becomes increasingly a global village, interest grows in the culture of peoples whose traditional literature has not been systematically collected or is not easily accessible to teachers and librarians. For example, Pacific Island cultures, rich though they are in literature and lore, have been studied by specialists whose work is not well known by educators. Two of the five bibliographies in this collection deal with Pacific Island cultures, one is on a special folklore character from the Philippines, and two are on special topics with stories found worldwide. Nori L.K. Leong has researched a topic that is familiar to residents of Hawaii but is little known outside of the Islands. Her bibliography is on the Night Marchers (Huaka'i po), ghosts of ancient Hawaiian gods and warriors. Cynthia Ichioka writes about Niue, one of the lesser known islands of Polynesia. She gathers her information from resources and Niuean documents in the Pacific Collection at Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa, the Bishop Museum Library, and the Hawaii State Public Library System. Tianaks, shapeshifting dwarfs of the Philippines, are the subject of Beryl Ripp's bibliography. She examines the Spanish influence on a legendary personna of pre-European Philippine culture. Marcia J. Kemble chose a more global topic in her study of Mermaids in Folk Literature. Her bibliography is a useful source of information about origins, symbolism, and beliefs about mermaids as well as an excellent guide to the location of tales. Riddles fascinate children. Me lode Reinker collected riddles in folk narratives from a wide variety of cultures. Each selection contains an introduction to the topic and an annotated bibliography. The contributors hope this sourcebook will be helpful to teachers and librarians seeking stories and lore on cultures and topics not easily accessible to them. Therese Bissen Bard Table of Contents Nori L.K. Leong The Night Marchers 1 Cynthia S. Ichioka Niue: History and Folk Culture 18 Beryl Ripp The Tianak 47 Marcia J. Kemble Mermaids in Folk Literature 67 Riddling in Folk Narratives Me lode Reinker 83 U The Night Marchers By Nori L.K. Leong The Night Marchers Mo'olelo is the Hawaiian term used for relating stories of the gods, It is the most popular form of local legends, family stories, or tales. storytelling surviving today. Many stories deal with ghosts or the supernatural, "commonly called kahuna in Hawaiian, obake in Japanese, and "chicken-skin," or ghost stories, in English" (Kikuchi 1976, 157). Ghosts are a favorite topic of conversation everywhere, enthralling all ages and ethnic groups. Hawaii is no exception. People in Hawaii often just "talk story" by relating a tale they have heard, that has happened to them, or been experienced by someone they know. Thus, many of the Hawaiian tales have become part of the people's cultural heritage. Blending with this is the influence of the various ethnic groups that came to Hawaii; each one adding a layer of their ethnicity. The result has been "the creolized tales that are the legends of 20th-century Hawaii" (Kikuchi 1976, 157). As Glen Grant, collector of supernatural stories and gifted storyteller of the "Ghosts of Old Honolulu" walking tour states, "Everyone knows at least one ghost story and usually shares it" (Grant 1990). The Hawaiian culture is rich in the lore of spirits. In the Hawaiian philosophy of life, the spirit or soul (uhane) is disassociated from the body (kino) and has an independent life apart from the body (Beckwith 1970, 144). Without the uhane, the body is lifeless, either dead, asleep, in a faint, or just listless and drowsy. When the spirit wanders away from the body, it exits from the inner angle of the eye (lua-uhane) and reenters through the big toe. The spirit could take many forms. It could inhabit a bone or rock, take the shape of a cloud or animal, be felt as a cold wind, or be heard in an animal's cry. The uhane are everywhere. This concept is metaphorically expressed by Pukui, Haertig, and Lee as: Unexplainable? Yes. But quite natural and even expected. For in old Hawaii, man and gods and nature were very close, and the curtain between living and dead was woven of cobwebs. The curtain is still cobweb thin (Pukui, Haertig, and Lee 1972, 195). Thus, family ties were not broken by death. The Hawaiians believed that the spirits would real:. ..ar at the places they frequented while alive and that they would appear in the form that they had when alive. In Hawaii, the night marchers are a part of the rich cultural fabric woven out of legend, superstition, folklore, and the reality of personal narratives of someone's experience. The night marchers, Huaka'i po (huaka'i= procession; po = night), are the phantom legendary spirits who march during their earthly visitations. They are also called 'oi'o, or the procession of ghosts. According to Luomala, in earlier times, processions were numerous 3 for Hawaiian dignitaries. A herald often accompanied a procession to command people to get out of the way. If the principal marcher was of very high rank, the people had to prostrate themselves (kapu moe) or, if of lower rank, to squat down (kapu noho) (Luomala 1983, 4). The most sacred were carried in litters (maneles) so their feet would not touch the ground and make it forbidden (kapu). A chief whose face was sacred (alo kapu) was at the head of the march; if his back was sacred (akua kapu) he took up the rear of the procession. If he was protected in life, he marched between the warriors. Kapu breakers were punished by death. Such rules and behavior were also observed for the spectral marchers of the huaka'i po. If one met the night marchers and could not get out of the way in time, one should take off one's clothes and lie face up. Horfully, one would be saved by an ancestor (aumakua) in the procession. If one did not have time to strip, one should sit still and close one's eyes. The guard at the front or rear would kill you unless one's aumakua intervened. As one part- Hawaiian woman related to me: My uncle in Kohala was returning home after a party. Something picked him up and pushed him away. He found himself in a tree. He had been drinking and didn't know how he got up there. When he told this to his friends, they all told him, "Yc-.1 are lucky. Your aumakua must have saved you." Those who took part in the march were the chiefs and warriors who had died, the aumakua, and the gods, each of whom had f own march