Bajau Quotes

“Through these stories the storyteller is expressing to his listeners that the Sama are industrious contributors to society and they are also brave and willing to stand up for themselves when necessary.

–An Analysis of Sama Oral Traditions About Monkeys.”
― Luke Schroeder

“The characters that the Sama represent themselves with in their tales change from story to story, but the monkey is a recurring character and the lesson of his stories is: 'Do not be the monkey.' His character and the traits and persons that he represents are undesirable to the Sama.
- An Analysis of Sama Oral Traditions About Monkeys”
― Luke Schroeder