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In the [[Polynesian mythology|mythology]] of [[Mangaia]] in the Cook Islands, '''Moko''' is a wily character and grandfather of the heroic [[Ngaru]]. (Gill 1876:234). Moko is a ruler or king of the lizards, and he orders his lizard subjects to climb into the basket of the sky demon [[Amai-te-rangi]] to spy on him. When Amai-te-rangi pulls up his basket, he is disappointed to find it full of miserable little reptiles, which escape and overrun his home in the sky (Gill 1876:234).
==References==
*W.W. Gill, ''Myths and Songs from the South Pacific'' (H.S. King: London, 1876).
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