A short collection of 14 folk tales, gathered by the editor from the elders of Manihiki. I think my favourite was the last one - "Maretu and the Sea Urchins" - a story where sea urchins part like the Red Sea so that people can carry a church through the water without stepping on them. (Anyone who's touched kina will know how sharp and spiny they are! If only they'd move out the way...)