Stone Maiden & Other Samoan Fables

"With the grace & delicacy of a courtesan's silk fan, this collection of folklore from Samoa unfolds to reveal a world steeped in mystery & sudden wisdom. A bat loses its wings to a flattering rat, an octopus' act of kindness brings it unwanted spots, a giant carries a thankless man across the sea & in the title story, THE STONE MAIDEN, a crab retrieves a family's bewitched daughter. The stories are briskly & skillfully told, entrancing the reader with their colorful characters. Fables reverberate in the captivating illustrations of award winning artist, Michael Evanston & a brief moral serves as a coda to each narrative. The result is a delightful book that like the sorcerers found in many of the fables, swiftly & completely enchants young readers as well as adults."--Tom Moran, Author. "One encounters in these tales not merely the usual themes of tasty revenge, punishment of greed & selfishness, & the comeuppance of those who are haughty beyond what is called for by their station, but new kinds of situations which arise in the contemporary Samoan world."--Martin Orans, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, U.C. Riverside.Pouesi, Daniel is the author of 'Stone Maiden & Other Samoan Fables' with ISBN 9780964442603 and ISBN 0964442604.