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The sun, moon, and sacred stone symbolizing creation in the Chamorro legend from Guam.

Puntan and Fu’una – The Creation of the World

November 3, 2025

Chamorro Folktales (Guam)·Micronesian Folktales

In the beginning, before the blue waves of the Pacific rolled or the wind touched the palms, there was only the endless void. No light, no sound, no breath. It was an eternal stillness without shape, time, or boundary. From that deep and unbroken silence, two beings existed together, eternal and unseen. They were Puntan and Fu’una, brother and sister,

Dilukai standing near a Palauan meeting house, symbol of protection and fertility.

Micronesian Folktales·Palauan Folktales

The Legend of Dilukai

Long ago, in the ancient islands of Palau, there lived a woman whose name would echo through generations, Dilukai. Her story began in the village of Airai, a place of towering trees, bright lagoons, and deep respect for the balance between land and sea. Dilukai was the daughter of a

The sacred tree spreading islands across the ocean, Kiribati folktale scene.

The Sacred Tree Kai n Tiku Aba

In the time before the world was divided by sea and land,

Baiame shaping rivers and mountains, Dreamtime story from Australia.

Baiame: The Sky Father of Australia’s Dreamtime

In the beginning there was sky and quiet and the slow breath

Letao the mischievous demigod among villagers near the ocean in the Marshall Islands.

Letao the Trickster Spirit of the Marshall Islands

November 7, 2025

Marshall Islands Folktales·Micronesian Folktales

In the time when the sky was close enough to touch and the sea whispered the language of the gods, there lived Letao, the most mischievous of all spirits. He was neither fully divine nor entirely human but something in between a trickster who danced between worlds. Letao loved to

The sacred tree of life spreading islands across the sea Kiribati folktale scene.

Te Kaintikuaba -The Tree of Life

November 6, 2025

Kiribati Folktales·Micronesian Folktales

In the earliest age before the sun rose and before the stars found their places in the sky there stood a single tree called Te Kaintikuaba. It grew at the center of all existence where the realms of sky sea and underworld met as one. Its roots reached into the

Chief Osilek’s torn net scattering fish across the sea, Palauan folktale scene.

Osilek and the Giant Fish Net

November 6, 2025

Micronesian Folktales·Palauan Folktales

Long ago, when the islands of Palau were young and the sea shimmered like polished glass, there lived a powerful chief named Osilek. He ruled over a great village by the coast, where his people prospered through fishing and trade. Osilek was wise in council and strong in spirit, but

The Discovery of Fire

November 3, 2025

Aboriginal Australian Folktales

In the earliest days of the world, when the earth was still young and the trees whispered the names of the stars, humankind lived without fire. The nights were cold, and the people huddled together beneath animal skins, trembling as the wind swept across the plains. They ate their food

Baiame teaching the first people near a river, Dreamtime story from Australia.

Baiame and Man

November 3, 2025

Aboriginal Australian Folktales

After Baiame had shaped the mountains and the rivers, the plains and the forests, he looked upon the land and saw that it was alive but not yet wise. The trees stretched toward the sun, the birds called to one another in the wind, and the waters whispered over the

micronesian myths

Puntan and Fu’una – The Creation of the World

The Legend of Dilukai

The Sacred Tree Kai n Tiku Aba

Baiame: The Sky Father of Australia’s Dreamtime

Letao the Trickster Spirit of the Marshall Islands

Te Kaintikuaba -The Tree of Life

Osilek and the Giant Fish Net

The Discovery of Fire

Baiame and Man

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