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Eijebong Legend

Sepia-toned illustration on aged rice parchment showing Eijebong, the Sky Maiden of Nauru, joyfully ascending from a coral beach into a star-filled night sky. Her wings are spread wide, feathers glowing softly, and her flowing dress billows around her as she leaps skyward. Below, a man stands on the shoreline watching her departure, his hands held close to his chest in awe. Palm trees sway gently on the right, and the ocean reflects the stars above. “OldFolktales.com” is inscribed in the bottom right corner.

The Legend of Eijebong: Nauru’s Sky Maiden Who Became the Navigation Stars

On the tiny coral island of Nauru, where the Pacific Ocean stretches endlessly in every direction, and the boundary between earth and sky seems barely a hand’s width apart, there exists a legend that explains why the winds blow as they do and why certain stars guide navigators across the vast waters. It is the story of Eijebong, the Sky
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