Ribald Classic: How Rau-Mahora Wooed Her Husband
March, 1970
It was during the siege of Taklat, when island was set against island, when men slaughtered men for tribute and glory that Rau-mahora confronted her father. For seven days, the people of the pa of Ngati-ama had drunk only mango juice and coconut milk, and they thirsted. Now, on the seventh day, Rau-mahora spoke to her father, Pu-arika, chief of the Ngati-ama, speaking thus:"My father, the men of Ba-li-ga lay siege to us and heads now roll in the surf beyond our walls. We have not enough war...
