CHAPTER 1 The Monster's Daughter On the island of Tahiti there once lived an evil she monster Her name was Rona Long Teeth She knew many powerful spells and her heart was dark and evil
Rona Long Teeth's home was a little hut in a clearing among the banana trees She lived there with her baby daughter Hina Now Hina was kind and good She was always smiling and singing and always helpful to everyone she met And she did not know that her mother was a monster
Rona Long Teeth loved her daughter dearly Every day she would rub the little girl's skin with sandalwood oil to make it soft and sweet Every day she would comb Hina's long dark hair until it shone like water
Every day she would smooth the tips of Hina's fingers until they were more slender and delicate than any fingers you have ever seen Thank you mom
