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Story of this board is derived from the legend of Taga, the Chief of Tinian. In the legend, Chief Taga was trying to kill his son because his feared that his son was becoming too strong. His son demonstrated his strength by pulling out the roots of a coconut tree, in order to retrieve the ayuyu (coconut crab) and Taga ended up killing him. Later on, after the death of his daughter, he carved the latte stone and placed his daughter’s bones on it. His daughter’s bones are still prevalent today and the people of Tinian and tourist see them often. The Chamorro house in the story is called the guma magalahi (house for the Chief), with the tallest latte stone (so that people could not surpass him.)