November 2025 - Page 7

In the beginning, when the ocean was young and the coral reefs still glimmered with new light, two great creatures ruled the waters of Polynesia, the Shark, swift and fierce, and the Octopus, clever and watchful. The seas between Tonga and Samoa teemed with fish and shining shells, and both creatures

In the green heart of an ancient Tongan island stood a great banyan tree. Its roots spread wide like a woven mat across the earth, and its branches reached so high that they seemed to brush the heavens. Generations of villagers had gathered in its shade, offered prayers beneath its

Long ago, before there were islands, seas, or stars, there existed only vast darkness and the sacred nothingness known to the gods. Out of this great silence arose three divine siblings, Tangaloa, Maui, and Hikule‘o, born of the first powers that breathed life into the cosmos. Their bond was woven with light

In the time before time, when the gods still walked among men and the world was young, the sea lay silent and still. Its surface shone like a mirror, unbroken by wave or wind. Fish drifted lazily in the depths, and the shores of Tonga rested peacefully, kissed only by

Long ago, when the first kings of Tonga ruled over the scattered islands of the sea, there lived a poor couple named Fevanga and Fefafa. Their home stood on the quiet island of ‘Eua, where the morning mists drifted over green hills and the call of seabirds echoed between the palms.

Long ago, in the ancient islands of Tonga, before the world was fully shaped by time and tide, the people looked to the heavens for guidance. The stars were not just distant lights, they were ancestors, guardians, and storytellers of the night. Among them, two stars shone brightest, their light intertwined