OkiOki Coastal 5 Drawer Dresser, Instructional Manual

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He started to have trouble falling asleep. Weeks went
by, then months. Maybe he wandered to another herd.
Maybe Swifty found a better life elsewhere. Swifty
was gone.
The boy would lay in bed at night, staring restlessly
at the ceiling. Noticing that he was distraught, the
boy’s mother sat on the edge of the bed one night and
asked why he could no longer fall asleep. He told her
he missed Swifty. Counting sheep no longer comforted
him and didn’t calm him. His mother empathetically
rubbed her hand through his hair, petting him
repeatedly with maternal care. “OkiOki, okioki.” She
repeated this as he dozed off to sleep.
OkiOki , the Maori
word for rest, tranquility, and relaxation soothed the
young boy. This ritual continued for years. The OkiOki
tradition continued beyond the young boy, with his
children, and his children’s children.
For generations, well-rested people
have depended on the lore of OkiOki.
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