SINA AND HER TUNA
Sina ma lana Tuna
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Sina and her Tuna (Sina ma lana Tuna) is a love story between Sina a human and Tuna an eel. Tuna turned out to be a prince from another country who was cursed when he became an eel. Unfortunately Sina became afraid and ran away but Tuna followed her to the end. Sina ran a complete circle marathon from Upolu to anotner island Savaii and back. Read interesting happennings during the chase. Tuna confessed who he was and died in the presence of Sina and people that Sina recruited to kill Tuna. What if instead of running away but return Tuna's affection, could he turned into a handsome prince? The coconut plant is believed it got its beginning in this story.
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Sina and her Tuna ( Sina ma lana Tuna ) is a story of a love affair between the beautiful Samoan maiden Sina and Tuna. Tuna is actually Sina’s pet eel and as Sina cares for him, he falls in love with Sina. This frightens Sina and she runs away to find shelter in a distant village. The village chiefs come to Sina’s aid and Tuna is killed. It turns out that Tuna is actually a Fijian Prince who is under a spell and is unable to regain his human form. Before he dies, Tuna asks Sina to bury his head near her house. A few months later, a very special tree grows from where the head was buried. The tree is a coconut tree, one of the most important trees found in the islands of the Pacific, for its life giving fruits, leaves and fronds from which homes are thatched and other important traditional building materials and utensils are made.
About the Author
The author is interested in telling children’s stories based on traditional Samoan legends and fables. Many of these stories were told by family elders and are the author’s treasured memories. Committing these memories to print is a gift from the author to future generations who may not have the privilege of listening to the same stories growing up. The author has written other books: The Rat and the Bat, Anoafale Vol. One, Anoafale Vol. Two, and Le Tu Manu ae Tu Logologo. The author writes in both English and Samoan. The author holds three chiefly titles Tauiliili, Leiataua and Taulapapa, and bachelor and masters degrees in Agriculture and Education.