Sina and the eel
Subtitle: a tale from Samoa
By: retold by Leilani Watson ; illustrated by Jenny Cooper. Fa'a Samoa / written by Leilani Watson
Contributors: Cooper, Jenny, 1961- illustrator; Watson, Leilani
Publisher: Clean Slate Pr
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
ISBN-13: 9781927244562
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Folk literature; Eels; Fiction; Juvenile literature; Readers
Other titles: Fa'a Samoa; Sina and the eel
Description: A Samoan girl called Sina had a small pet eel. When the eel grew, it fell in love with Sina, which made her afraid. She tried to run away, but the fish followed her. Village chiefs killed the eel. As the fish was dying, it asked Sina to plant its head in the ground, from which a coconut tree grew. When the husk is removed from a coconut, there is a piercing on it for drinking from, and so when Sina takes a drink, she is kissing the eel.
Notes: Tête-bêche format.

"Story world"--Cover.