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Illustration of an elderly Melanesian man planting the first yam vine: The man kneels on rich, reddish-brown soil in a lush tropical landscape, gently pressing a leafy green vine into the earth. His weathered skin and gray-streaked hair reflect age and wisdom.

The Old Man and the Yam

In the time before memory, when the world was still finding its shape and purpose, there was no food upon the earth. The land stretched vast and empty, covered in wild grasses and towering trees, but offering nothing that could fill an empty belly or give strength to weary limbs. It was a time of great suffering, when hunger was

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Tiddalik the Thirsty Frog

In the Dreamtime, when animals still spoke the first language, the land woke to find no water anywhere. Rivers were empty, the
2 A sepia parchment-style illustration of the Fijian chief’s daughter fleeing barefoot through a mist-covered cloud forest on Taveuni Island, her torn wedding garments trailing behind her as she escapes an arranged marriage, symbolizing the sorrow that would give rise to the sacred Tagimoucia flower.

The Tagimoucia Flower

High on the mist-shrouded slopes of Taveuni, Fiji’s Garden Island, where cloud forests cling to volcanic peaks and crystalline lakes reflect the
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