In old Guam, if you were walking along and got hungry or thirsty, you could climb any coconut tree and pick a coconut to drink its water or eat its soft meat (månha), without needing to ask anybody's permission.
But you were not allowed to pick up a fallen coconut to eat. Fallen coconuts were ripe and the meat inside was firm, firm enough to dry and make into copra, which was a source of income for many families.
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