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Ancient Chamorros are known to be very tall and very strong. They are able to carry heavy things like boulders and trees.
The CNMI's folk tale about the taotaomonas has been passed down from many generations. Folk tale storytellers believed that ttos taomonas are the actual ancient people in CNMI and that it all began during a war. The Spanish-Chamoru War between April 2, 1672 and July 1695 resulted in the deaths of over 150,000 native inhabitants which included the manmakahnas (ancient medicine healers later dubbed suruhanos and suruhanas by the Spanish).
Now, spirits roam the lands of the CNMI. The Chamorros of the old times worshiped the spirits of their ancestors, called aniti. The aniti were sacred and powerful spirits who could help them. When angered, however, they could do harm. As a result, the spirits and relics of the dead, especially of one's ancestors, were feared and venerated. The taotaomona may take the form of a person who appears physically large and strong. The forms taken may be white lady aparitions accompanied by scents of flowers or lemon, large men or 'small children called duendes'. Some of the taotaomonas are described as headless and having deformed bodies. If a person gathers plants in a jungle, they must ask permission in Chamorro.
