The Legend Of Mosquito

In the beginning, Guam had a little vegetation and only a few people. Most of the seeds of plants that arrived on the island of Guam were carried by winds, typhoons, birds, and the ocean currents. Some were brought to the island by visitors from other islands.

With time, all forms of life multiplied and became very abundant on the island. Residents of one village mingled with and married residents of a neighboring village.

One day the son of a chief from Talofofo wanted to marry a young Chamorrita girl who was the daughter of the chief from Tamuning. When the couple received the consent from their parents, they agreed to marry. They planned a great fandango to celebrate their marriage and to also honor the new relationship between the two great chiefs.

As was the custom, the young newlyweds lived in the village of Talofofo, the home of the bride. They were very happy, indeed, and loved one another dearly.

One day, without apparent cause, the young bride died unexpectedly. Because of his undying love for his wife, the husband kept her body by his side and wept day after day. Although his fellow villagers of Talofofo asked the young man to bury his lovely wife. He continued keeping her body by his side. He also continued to weep day and night.

After a while, he built a raft from a dokdok tree and put his wife's body on the raft and started out to sea. The young Chamorro husband stayed with the raft for many days.

Suddenly a taotaomona appeared befor him. He said to the young Chamorro, "I can bring your wife back to life."

"In order to do this, I need a pin made of bamboo." The young Chamorro husband made a pin of bamboo. He hand it over to the taotaomona. The taotaomona accepted the pin . He then struck the young Chamorro's finger with the pin, and blood dripped onto the body of his wife. Blood