The snake that turned into a coconut

A story about a snake who had a child. This child went to play with some other children one day, and when they found out that his mother was a snake they killed her. The child then cut off and buried his mother's head and it grew into a coconut tree. This is a traditional custom story. This item is about the following topics: Animal story; Child; Children; Coconuts; Custom Story; Snake mother; Snakes. The setting for this recording was in a house at night. This item has been transcribed, spell-checked, translated into Bislama and English, and has morpheme-level interlinear glossing.. Language as given: Vatlongos