ABSTRACT In this essay I review two books of rather different focus, but with a common thread that is oral tradition: age-old tales passed orally down the generations to maintain the histories and used to educate the young. The focus of the Metge book is traditional methods of education, while McRae’s focus is on the stories themselves.

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传统毛利知识的一些方法

摘要在这篇文章中，我回顾了两本书的重点不同，但是有一个共同的主题，那就是口头传统：古老的故事世世代代地口头传承下来，以维持历史并教育年轻人。Metge书的重点是传统的教育方法，而McRae的重点是故事本身。