Mahana

After they marry, Mahana blossoms into a confident and beautiful woman. Johnny later explains that he paid the high price not to show off, but because he wanted her to know her true value and "to be an eight-cow woman".

This story, originally titled Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies by author Witi Ihimaera (who also wrote Whale Rider ), was adapted into the 2016 film . Setting: The 1960s on the East Coast of New Zealand. Mahana

Mahana is a young woman on a Polynesian island who is mocked by her village and her own father for being "plain" or "ugly". After they marry, Mahana blossoms into a confident

In this famous story (often associated with the 1969 short film Johnny Lingo ), is the name of the female protagonist. Setting: The 1960s on the East Coast of New Zealand

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