Sina & The Eel

Sina & The Eel 

Have you ever heard about the legend of how the coconut came to Samoa? If you haven’t, well you're in luck because I am going to tell you all about the legend of Sina and the eel…

It all began, when a precious eel grew a friendship with a beautiful girl named Sina. He demanded her love and wouldn’t let her go out of his sight. The eel kept on following Sina everywhere she went. When she knew that she couldn’t hold any power against the eel, she went to her relatives for help. She told them how the eel was dangering her and soon her cousin was sent to approach the eel. Her cousin slit the eel’s head and on the eel’s last breath, he told Sina that he wished to be buried. One day, a valuable coconut tree started surfacing from the eel's buried head. His remembrance is now faced onto the coconut, as the coconut makes a representation of his face. 

Now when Sina drinks from the coconut, it is actually an effect of her kissing the eel. This legend has been told through many generations and it is a wonderful samoan legend. The eel is now praised for his mighty gift!