Tuvalu · Folktales and oral traditions
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Tuvalu
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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Tuvalu has several accounts of how its islands began. The story of Pusi and Ali sees the shape of the archipelago through the transformation of two sea creatures and a stone.
Tales in the Atlas
Te Pusi mo te Ali: The Eel and the Flounder
1983 · K. O’Brien · Tuvalu: A History · pp. 14–15
2016 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa · Tuvalu Language Week education resource
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.