From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL> To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Subject: [WSFA] Myths Mixed and Matched Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:22:12 -0500 Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> You haven't lived until you've visited Hawaii in December to see Santa Menehune delivering toys on his surfboard pulled by eight tiny dolphins! -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Green [mailto:dalek_cag at yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:59 PM To: WSFA members Subject: [WSFA] Re: Myths Far and Wide 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 > __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com