water, pick up litter, spread copra, roll leaves for weaving, and tend to younger children. Little boys of four or five are allowed to help older boys catch eels. Near puberty, girls learn to weave, gather food, fish, learn about plants and trees, weave blinds, make fans, help in the plantation, and cook. Boys do most of the cooking, and girls the preparation for it. Adolescent boys can fish from a canoe, plant crops, and learn a trade. They have much more ambition and responsibilit
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