Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 09:58:31 -0800 (PST)
From: Cathy Green <dalek_cag at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Myths Far and Wide
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Well, I was 7 when I read about them and I'm going to
get the spelling wrong, but what about the Hawaiian
Menahunes? My recollection is that they were a
benevolent sort of little people. I think they show up
on top of swizzle sticks in tiki bars, or at least
they did at Trader vic's in NYC
--- "Barry L. Newton" <bnewton at ashcomp.com> wrote:
> Interestingly, Strong, Lee said:
> >.  While trolls are fairly distinctively
> Scandanavian in origin,
> >practically all human cultures have some version of
> dwarves, elves, little
> >people, goblins, ogres, giants and undead, often
> with interesting
> >variations.
>
> Ok, I'm always willing to be educated.  Examples,
> anyone?
>
> Barry
>

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