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of ei th er of t h es e ed i t i o n s .T h ro ug h c o m p ar at i v e ly
r e c e n t e v e n ts — the app e aran c e i n Lo n d on o f M ao ri co n
ti n g e n ts m o r e p arti c u l arl y —
i nt e r e s t i n the M ao r i p e o pl e
has g r e at ly d e v e l o p e d an d t h e r e are m an y w ho w o u l d
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c o n d i t i o n as t h e y w e r e wh e n fi rs t th e y b e c am e the ch i e f
p art o f the M aor i s m e n tal e xi st e n c e
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o ri g i n al l y cl oth e d . I n the p r e f ac e t o h is fi rs t e d i ti o n
S i r G e o r g e G r e y w ro t e I f e ar i n po i n t o f c are an d
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had at m y d ispos al I h av e d o n e n o m or e t h a n ad d i n
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s o m e p l ac e s su c h f e w e x pl an at o ry w o rds as w e r e n e c e ss ary
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h i ms e l f i n the pos i tio n o f o n e wh o l ist e n s t o a h e ath e n
an d s av ag e h i g h pri e s t e x pl ai n i n g t o h i m i n his o w n
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w o rd s an d i n hi s o w n e n e r g e ti c m an n e r the t r ad i
t i o n s i n w h i ch he e ar n e s t l y be l i e v e s an d u n f o l d ,
d e b t e d t o the l at e S i r G e o r g e Gr e y f o r c on s e n t i n g to s i n k
h i s o w n s t ron g p e rs on al i t y an d acc e pt the pos it i o n o f a
m e r e am an u e n si s t o the M ao ri s who t r an s l at e d t o hi m the
l e g e nd s o f th e i r p e o pl e Fo r s u c h i t w ou l d ap p e ar f ro m
.
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h i s o w n s t at e m e n t an d a p e r u s al o f h i s w or k i s u n d o u b t ,
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t e n d e r an d aff e c ti o n at e d ispo s i ti o n ye t he pu t al l h i s g re at
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t h e m i s abs u rd i s a m e l an c ho l y f ac t ; b u t al l m y e x p e ri
e n ce l e ad s m e t o be l i e v e t h at the S ax on C el ti c an d , ,
S c an d i n avi an s v ste ms o f m yt h o l o g y c ou l d w e h av e b e c o m e
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i n ti m ate l v acq u ai n t e d w i th t h e m w o u l d be f o u n d i n n o
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w r i t t e n r e g ard i n g the my th ol o g y o f the M ao ri P u e ri l e .
i n f o r m abs u rd i n th e i r e s s e n c e S i r G e o rg e G r e y w ro t e
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t e m pt ati o n at e ve ry s t ag e an d o n l y ad d i n g a f e w e x
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s t an c e s O f e ach s i t u ati o n mi g h t n at u r al l y b e e x p e c t e d t o
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h av e t ak e n pl ac e ; h e r e an d t h e r e l i ttl e b i ts o f d e sc ri p t i o n
h av e b e e n v e n t u r e d ; the M ao r i p e o pl e are e n d o we d w it h
v e ry st ro n g p as s i o n s t h e y are pro n e t o be c ar ri e d aw ay
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b y th e i r f ee l i n gs an d i t i s p rop e r t h at i n an y w o rk wh i c h
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aff e c ts t o r e p r e s e n t t h e m th e s e t r ai ts o f ch ar ac t e r s h o u l d
be r e v e al e d ; n o c ow ard w as e v e r k n o w n a m o n g s t the
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the l at e S i r G e o rg e G r e v hav e b ee n t ake n as a b as is the ,
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J o h n Wh i t e h av e b e e n t ak e n w h i l s t f ro m the e x t r e m e l y
v al u abl e w o rkt o f M r Ed w ard Tre g e ar a g r e at d e al o f
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t o th e m . Li t t l e n o t i c e has h e r e b e e n g i v e n to an y o f
t h e s e v ari at i on s The l e g e nd i n e ac h c as e h avi n g f o r i t s
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O pi n i o n i n the c o u n t r y i s pr e su m e d t o be the s t o ry i n i ts
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o ri g i n al an d m o st c o rr e c t f o rm .
A n e x pr e ssi o n o f th an k s i s d ue t o M r J oh n J u ry o f .
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G r e yto w n an ass id u o us an d c ar e f u l c o l l e c to r o f M ao r i
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t r ad i ti o n s w ho has b e e n g ood e n o u g h t o c on t ri b u t e f ro m
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h i s s to ck f ou r l e g e nd s n e v e r b e f o r e p u bl is h ed The .
l e g e n d s o f T am at e a an d Rah u i are n ot wi t ho u t i n t e r e s t ,
l e g e n d s o f K au wh an g a an d Ru a p e k a p e k a a c o n s i d e r
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ab l e d e g r e e o f h i s to ri c al i m po rt an c e m av be f o u n d t o
at t ac h .
F ro m the vo l u m i n o u s s t o c k o f M ao ri p i c t u r e s i n t he
p oss e ss i o n o f M r A rt h u r I sl e s p ho t o g r ap h e r o f Ro tor u a
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the po rt r ai t s o f M ao r i ch i e f s an d m aid e n s h av e b e e n
se l e c ted . The o t h e r i l l ust r at i o n s f u rn i s h e d h av e b e e n
k i nd l y s up pl i e d t h ro u g h the c o u rt e s v o f M r J o h n M ac kav .
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a r e li a bl e t hr e ad i n ord e r to u nr av e l the m y st e ry
,
To al l
Poly n e si an s bo t h the w ord s a n d t h e ir in t e rpr e t atio n are the
.
Te Re i n g a
w as h ow e v e r n o t b y an y m e an s so u n co m for t a b l e a pl a c e i n
, .
-
, ,
14
the
upp e rm ost p ar t s o f w hich cl u n g o r w e r e f ast e n e d to a hug e
, ,
, , ,
ful l y r e si s t e d
I n st an c e s h o w e v e r are k now n i n w h ic h the food t hus
.
, ,
- -
he go t to t he riv e r fo ll o w e d th e ir advic e an d s o w as re
t urn e d upon t h e ir h an ds ag ai n Th e n t h e r e i s the affe ct
, ,
f e l l d e sp e r at e l y in l ov e w i t h H u t a a c hi e f o f lo w e r birth
,
to d o .
,
-
H utu
’
.
, ,
how e v e r k n e w o f a w ay i n w h ich to s av e h i ms e l f an d 1 i g ht
the fou l w 1 on g of w hi ch he had b e e n foun d guil t y
,
H e b e gg e d
a bri e f r e spit e w hic h w as g ran t e d
.
,
Th e n sp ee ding aw ay to .
,
n o t on ly t o wi n ag ai n s w e e t t e nd e rn e ss fro m P ar e hu t a but to -
, , ,
vi sit e d b y e ith e r o f t h e m .
e at. . She .
w as r e turn e d t o he r fri e nd s wh o w e r e by n o m e an s w e l l ,
-
.
see a mo a .
, .
R AN GI .
.
,
.
, ,
Ao b e g at Ao m ar am a ( D ayligh t ) w ho b e g at Ao tu ro a ( Lon g
-
,
- -
16
)
w ho b e g at M aku ( D amp )
, , ,
- - - -
t i on go e s o n ap ac e
, ,
-
- - -
( h a b r e a t h ; u n i gr e a t o r a ki o f B aki ; Ta w hi ri m a t e o
) ( ta
w hw i to w av e to b e ckon ; wi a teo to ligh t ) ; T apu t ap u a t e a
, , ,
'
- -
a h e r e t u ki te r ak i
, ,
( p
ta u f eet ;
, a te a u n hi n d e 1 e d ;
) M ,
( P ro
1
1
- - -
giv e n b ut o f th e s e i t w il l n o doub t b e r e m e m b e r e d t h at T am o
i w a h o an d h i s you n g e r bro t h ers w e r e al l spirits w ho c o n
,
ti n ue d t o dw e l l in h e av e n
B y an oth e r w if e H o tu p ap a B an gi had t w e n t y n in e
.
- -
Th e n fol lo w tw o m or e w iv e s Ma uk u —
.
uk u an d Tau hare - ~ ~
d o n o t s e e m worthy to b e h e ld o f an y im por t a nc e
,
- - -
- -
- - - - ~
17
- -
, _
—
.
,
( T a ngi )-
r o a w a s consid e r abl y s urpris e d n ot to say ann oy e d
—at the f e cu ndity of h is f al s e w if e w he n brought i nto
as soci at io n w ith such a w arm comp an io n as the su n god no -
I n a furious r ag e
T ak i ( T angi ) ro a im m e di at e l y ch all e ng e d R angi t o a du e l
.
- -
s un g o d
0
The fi gh t w as at an e n d T aki ( T an gi ) ro a m igh t .
h i s h e e l an d l e ft R angi t o l iv e an d po n d e r to the e n d of ti m e
o vei h is n um e rou s am orou s ini qu i t i e s R angi c o n t1 i v e d to
s cr am b l e h om e to P ap a tu a n uku w ho it i s to b e suppos e d by
.
ag ai n B u t R an gi w as n e v e r the s am e as b e for e he r e c e iv e d
hi s wound The te n c hi ldr e n w h ic h P ap a t u a nuk u bor e to
.
- - -
.
in to e xist e n c e it w as fou n d th at t h e r e w as e v e r s ur e t o b e
s om e thi ng gri e vou s ly the m att e r w it h e ith er th e ir h e ads or
t h e ir l e gs ; t he y su ffe r e d fro m d iv e rs n e rvous disord e rs o r t he y
w e r e i n t ol e r ab l y l e an an d sk in n y The addition o f the te n
,
slight e st i nt er e st .
w ho b e g a t t w e lv e ch il d r e n
,
s econ d w if e is T am a nui a r ak i
,
- - -
, ,
ar e d e sc e nd e d
al l th is has b e e n r e nd e r e d so d e finit e an d ab und antl y cl e ar
.
h im s e l f .
P ap a sim p l y .
( R an gi p o tiki )
-
h a vin g t ak e n to w if e Hi n e ahu p ap a from - -
,
th e m d e sc e n d e d Tu nuku T u r an gi T am a i K o ro p ao an d -
,
-
,
- -
,
-
,
s un ) an d M ar am a ( the m oo n ) Th is is al l quit e cl e ar an d
obviou s ly s ati sf actory un t i l ye t anoth e r t r ad itio n i s m e t w ith
,
.
, ,
by Atutahi an d the su n by We ro w e ro .
TU M ATA - -
U E N GA .
an d m ast e rfu l g o d sh ou ld be h e ld i n u n iv e rs al 1 e v e re n c e
an d aw e T u i s al so acc e pt e d as the r e pr e s e n t ativ e o f
.
m an .
19
T AN E M AH U TA .
o ne
- - -
The l ivi n g w at e r o f
T an e i s lo c at e d i n H au o ra the four t h h e av e n cou nti n g up
.
-
,
20
m uch t o T an e
T wo hug e gi an t s — Tu w hai t iri an d Tu ap iko — st an d f acin g
.
- - -
but if clogg e d h e av y du l l it w il l b e s e i z e d an d p i o m p tl y
d e stroy e d G o t hou t he n to thv r e st w it h a s mil e l
, , ,
.
, ,
R O N GO M A T AN E - -
.
BE H U A .
.
,
nuku ,
an d to him s acrifi c e w as m ad e on d e l iv e ry fro m the
d e lug e
T AN GARO A
.
n d b y he r he
. .
- - - - - - -
se a he w as s e e n w h e n the sun s ho n e .
BU .
B u w ai -
m oko ro a the god o f e art hqu ak e s has had h is
- -
, ,
an d P ap a , As a , , , .
T AH U .
v ato r) & c
E
.
,
TA WE I BI -M A T A .
l iou s son s o f h i s p ar e nt s Tu m at a ue n g a al on e b e in g ab l e t o - -
ro a Lon g
( ,
-
,
c an
Ti k i
n am e bo i n e b y a d e i ty o r d e migod w e l l kn ow n
.
Tik i 18 the
to a l l the p e opl e th 1 ough ou t t he isl an ds o f Po l yn e si a Th e r e
b e tho s e w ho hold th at the 0 1 i g i n al cr e at i o n o f m an o w n s
.
th a n th at o f the first m an cr e at e d I t wi l l b e r e m e m b e r e d
t h a t w h e n the Apos t l e P au l w as s hi p w 1 e c ke d at the Is l e o f
.
c anno t si m
,
il ar stori e s f 1 o m H aw a ik i b e e n dure d ?
A s has b e e n indic at e d accordi ng t o ti ad i tio n Tik i w as the
firs t m an cr e at e d by Io the gr e at supr e m e Go d A ccordin g
,
o f the -
-
, ,
f o r w h o k no w s but t h at a r e m e m b r an c e of t h e m m ay com e i n
,
us e fu l h e r e aft e r
S til l anoth e r tr adi t ion has it th at Tik i w as the s o n of
.
- - -
kur a an d he w as also kn o w n as K an i k a
No w an y o n e of t h e s e v ariou s afli r m ati o n s an d b e li e fs m igh t
.
,
TH E LE GE N D O F B A N G I A N D PA PA .
k no w l e dg e of e i th e r god s or m e n I n an
o b scur e corn e r the chi ldr e n of Bangi an d o f
.
fi n e d l ay huddl e d ,
.
I c an t an d w on t e n dur e it an y lo ng e r d e cl ar e d H aum i a
’ ’
t iki tik i
-
-
,
n en ga
“
i nt e rrupt e d B o n go m a t an e - -
.
k no w .
Le t u s t al k i t ov e r an d co n s id e r w h at w e c an do u rg e d ,
Bon go m a t an e
- -
.
“
T alking i s n o use d e cl ar e d Tu m at a n e n g a the me c e s - -
,
s i ty d e m an ds action .
I don t se e w h at c an b e do n e
’
s ai d Bongo m a t an e ,
- -
,
d oubtfu l ly sh akin g hi s h e ad .
D on e cri e d Tu m at a u e n ga
,
don e ! W hy as our
- -
, ,
t h at i s w h at shou ld b e don e
,
a re n e e d e d
Y e s t h at i s ri ght as s e n t e d H aum i a tiki ti ki
.
Th e n - -
addr e ssing h im s e lf to Tu m at a n e n g a
.
, , ,
“
he add e d -
Yo u ki l l -
t h e m —anything t o g e t out of th is
, ,
.
28
Nay s aid T an e m ah u t a w h at e v e r i s d on e w e mu st al l
- “
i t i s n ot to b e l e ft t o o n e alon e
, ,
b e in i t .
“
Th at i s j ust r e m ark e d Tan g e ro a s e n t e n tiou sl y
I agr e e t o th at s aid R e hn a l e ttin g h is voic e b e h e ard
, .
”
, ,
n en ga
cri e d H aum i a t iki tiki Kil l t h e m
.
O h ye s I agr e e
, , ,
- -
.
quick l y .
w e m ust h av e .
“
Le t the d e e d be d on e a s s e n t e d Tan e ro a
g , .
m y v ot e to ai d m y bro t h e rs
.
“ “
n Bon go -
me .
,
.
m ind
Y o u are on ly o n e ag ai n s t m an y ; you n o w ob s t r uct the
.
“
Le t T an e b e h e ard pl e ad e d Be hu a “
Hi s symp ath i e s
W h at i s h is oth e r cours e ?
.
.
,
at l e as t are w ith u s
R e m e m b e r s aid T an e m a hu t a th at B an gi an d P ap a
.
“ -
.
, ,
w ould
O h y o u are b e atin g the bus h an d on ly w asting t im e
, ,
in t e rrupt e d Tu m at a n e n g a s av ag e l y
- -
.
N ay l e t T an e sp e ak s ai d R e h n a
S u ch a d e e d w ould s t ai n the glory o f the god s w e nt o n
.
, ,
T an e m ah ut a
-
an d by the son s o f m e n b e r e m e mb e r e d ag ai n st
th e m th rough al l the ag e s ye t to b e B e sid e s w h ich i n m o t h e r s
,
’
Y e s ; bu t y ou h av e n ot told u s wh a t e ls e we c an d o
.
s aid R e h n a .
29
, ,
n e e d o f an y k i llin g .
O h w h at a c apit al id e a ! e x cl ai m e d R e hn a looking
round b righ t l y
, ,
I n e v e r though t of th at
W h at e v e r y o u d o do quick ly
.
,
g as p e d H aum i a tiki
, ,
-
T u— m at a n e n g a
,
“
,
“
s aid T an e m ahut a -
o u r p ar e n t s asun d e r
Y e s ye s anoth e r c ap i t al id e a
.
, ,
cri e d R e hn a gl e e f ul ly ;
H aum i a i s a prop e r god to d o it
I am n o t v e ry s t rong w i t h al l the s qu e e zi ng I h av e had
.
,
“
to e ndur e s aid H aum i a ; I h av e p ai n s in m y l e gs ; I h av e
a t wis t i n m y n e ck
,
I h av e a b ad h e ad ach e
s aid Bon go m a t an e
.
Poo h it i s as si mp l e as noth in g
- -
I cou ld d o i t as e asy as pu t m y t hu mb t o m y n os e
.
,
I could d o i t w it h m y littl e fi ng e r
.
d e cl ar e d R e h n a ,
d e cid e dly
W i t h a w av e o f my h an d I coul d r e nd t he m ap art s aid
.
- -
I t i s agr e e d t h e n H au m i a s h al l do i t ann ou n c e d T an e
, .
m ah u t a
, , ,
c e rn e d s aid Tu m at a n e ng a ; -
I vo t e w e go o n w ithou t
-
h im
If he w il l und e rt ak e t o p art f ath e r an d mo t h e r in st e ad o f
.
o t h e rw i s e l e t u s go on w i t hout hi m
, ,
”
e ag e rl y ;
W h e th e r he j oin s us o r n o t i t is u nd e rs t ood t h at w e g o
, .
“
o n s aid Bon go m a t an e -
the pr e s e nt un e n dur ab l e c o n
-
di t ion m us t b e pu t an e nd to
,
“
T aw h iri i s a good g o d s aid R e h n a but giv e n s o m e
w h at t o blus t e ring I f he do e s n o t co m e i n with u s gods ho w
, ,
. .
“
H e al w ay s i s n asty s aid Tu m at a n e ng a sul kily
, We - -
, .
go o n w ith out h im if he do n t j oi n ’
.
30
R e hn a prov e in su ffi ci e nt t h e n yo u Tan ge ro a sh al l t ry ; th at
,
“
Gr e at g o d ! e x c l ai m e d Tu m at a n e n g a i n am az e m ent - -
, ,
an d w h e r e d o yo u co m e i n ?
Oh I am n o t n e e d e d the th in g b e i ng so e asy an d simp l e
Bon go c an do i t as r e adily as pu t h i s
, , ,
“
s aid T an e m ah ut a -
.
up T a w hiri .
- -
B u t fo r Tu m at a n e n g a Ta w hi ri m at e a r e s e rv e d
,
a ciph e r - - - -
.
W h e n he had l ash e d .
D o y o u h av e a try
W i t h a confi d e nt s m il e B on go m a t an e s m artly w riggl e d
.
- -
, ,
”
Oh sur e l y I c an do i t he s aid an d he mo v e d h i m s e l f
i nto anoth e r an d as he t houg ht m or e ad v ant ag e ou s posi t io n
, , ,
, ,
an d s truggl e d an d g asp e d ag ai n
I k no w w h at it i s he wh isp e r e d t o Be hua f at h e r has
.
“ “
, ,
a t all .
“
H e r e he s aid turning t o Tan g e ro a I am j u s t as w e ll
p l e as e d I h av e no t succ e e d e d Wh o am I t h at I s houl d s t e p
, , ,
'
“
R e h n a r e pli e d Tan ge ro a , , .
in g b ut th e r e w as n o sig n of an y m ov e m e n t e x c e pt from
.
,
Lon g he ,
.
“ “
D o you k no w Tu d e ar boy he s aid ,
I h av e b e e n
, , ,
I am as
Wh at h av e I t o do
.
,
yo u k n ow e s s e nti all y a m an of p e ac e
s e e kin g aft e r hon our an d glory ? Tuts ! t h e s e t hin gs do n t
.
,
’
- -
.
Y es xcl ai m e d Tu m at a n e n g a I h av e b e e n t hi nki ng
e - -
, ,
O f w ar I s h al l tr an s mi t it to m y po st e rity Tan ge ro a I
t h an k yo u v e ry much
. .
,
Yo u
’
ooz e d from hi s b od y .
“
An y p l ac e w il l d o for m e r e pli e d Tu m at a ue n g a - -
-
, , ,
w i sh e d .
about
t h at would giv e to h is mus cl e s b e tt e r pl ay quit e c ar e l e s s
,
- -
.
-
, , ,
an d u n don e
R e h n a w h e n he b e c am e aw ar e o f Tu m at a ue n g a s pli gh t
.
’
- -
b at h e d h is bro w w ip e d h is w ou nd s Soo t h e d h is mi nd w i t h
.
,
o f t h em
,
.
34
as I sugg e st e d at first
f arc e of trying to p art t h e m Th at c ann ot be don e
,
-
he i s
- ‘
- -
o f si ght
p e n e d w e s houl d go o n H as n o e ffort ye t b e e n m ad e ? .
“ “
Oh ye s ,
r e pli e d Tan g e ro a w it h a sh rug
,
H aum i a ,
tri e d ; bu t yo u k no w H aum i a i s n ot w e ll .
An d Bon go — d id he try
“
Y es an s w e r e d Tan g e ro a Bon go did try bu t th e n
t t t
, ,
y o u k now h e h as not mu c h s r e ng h a t an
y im e
A nd R e hn a—did n o t he t ry ?
.
? ”
p ri a t e d by m e
T ha t w as v e ry good o f yo u r e m ark e d T an e m ah u t a
.
E h ? ah ye s ye s s t am m e r e d Tan g e ro a w h at i s i t
.
a ll t ri e d an d al l h av e f ail e d
.
,
T u w as the o n ly o n e th at r e al ly did t ry
, ,
“
mur e d Tan ger o a
t o hi t f at he r an d wh e n he f ai l e d he s aid v o u m igh t s av e
.
y
the gh os t o f a h op e o f y our succ e e ding
,
o
Th e r e n o w you .
,
h av e it
“
I n d e e d I h av e s aid T an e m ahut a Bu t yo u s e e as
’
- “
al l h av e t r i e d o r pr e t e n d e d to t r y I in f airn e s s m us t t r y to o
.
, , ,
O h v e ry w e ll if yo u are d e t e rmi n e d
, , , ,
.
cri e d Tan g e ro a
b righ t eni ng up con sid e r ably t hi s i s the p l ac e And he
.
, , ,
“
, .
s how e d t o T an e m ah ut a the ro ck w h e r e he an d Tu m at a
- -
cri e d ,
Tan g e ro a
hi s b ack upon the h ard rock y b e d poin t e d o ut
.
But tu i n i n g
c e e d e d to a
t
,
ri d g e o f S on e
wil l I fi n d r e si s t an c e to t he p r e s sur e o f
.
“
H ere s aid he ,
m y f e e t w hil st m y body li e s in t he e v e n pr e ssur e o f the s an d
,
It is ind e e d a v e ry goo d pl ac e .
he could n ot s ay an yth in g
A s he l ay upon the e art h t he t rul y m agni fi c e n t p rop o rtions
.
o f T an e m ahut a m ig ht h av e b e e n s e e n
-
The po w e rfu l m u s
c u l ar l im b s b r aw ny arm s the sh ap e l y an d
.
t he lon g an d
cl e an cu t str aigh t fi gur e t old t he ir o w n t al e of gr e at str e n gth
, ,
eyes
w he r e i t w as s u fli c i e n tl y
.
bed .
the g r e a t t ri al b e g an
,
erte d .
36
O n e supr e m e e nd e avou r
an d T a n e m ahut a s k n e e s w e 1 e r ai s e d h i s f e e t s lipp e d t o the
.
-
,
p art e d fo r e v e rm or e
T an e m ahu t a up on the accompli sh m e n t o f hi s gr e at f e at
-
, ,
o f Ban gi
o f wh iz zing si gh s as lik e a fi e ry rock e t he sp e d aw ay t h roug h
.
upon Ban gi .
,
-
.
.
38
did n o t n o r coul d b e l o n g t o an y of th e m th at b e in g th e i r
, , ,
bro the i s th e y p ro p e i l y b e l on g e d to al l o f th e m c o ii j o i n tl y an d
,
t h at e v e r y o n e o f th e m o ug h t to h av e a Sh ar e i n m i n i s t e ri n g
, ,
, .
“
Ah w e l l s aid H aum i a tiki tiki arr an g e i t as y ou - -
, ,
at w ork
Ta w hir i m at e a i t w il l b e r e m e m b e r e d had th r e at e n e d
.
- -
m e n t b ut i t w as su fli c i e n t t o fi l l the h e ar t s o f hi s bro t h er go d s
w i t h f e ar Fro m aw ay i n the s outh he sum mon e d fi e rc e
,
, ,
Th e n fro m
for e st gl ad e s Ta w hi ri m at e a turn e d to the oc e an Wi t h cir
.
- - -
.
tum ult
It w as upon T ap e m ah ut a an d Tan g e ro a t h at Ta w hirl
.
- -
.
, , .
- -
S he r e cog
n i se d t h at he r d u t y to s av e t h e m if possibl e w as i mp e r a t i v e
,
- -
t ak e n s he l t e r Th e r e w as an e sp e ci al r e ason f o r h atr e d
,
- -
e l e m e n t al
.
forc e c e n tr e d i n h im s e l f an d h i s prog e n y an d
w h irl e d th e m upo n Tu m at a n e ng a The as s aul t w as m e t - -
- -
f e l l B o l dl y he f ac e d T awh iri m at e a an d d e fi e d h im to do hi s -
r e m ai n e d the victory
N o w i t happ e n e d t h at Tan ge ro a w as the f ath e r o f t wo
.
- - - -
W h e n t h e ir w i s e f at he r fl e d to the s e a d e s e rt in g th e m th e s e
.
,
.
- - -
.
,
c l aim e d I ka t e r e -
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b u t I w arn yo u th at i n
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m e n yo u wi l l b e l aid o n to p to g iv e it a r e lish
I ka t e r e b e c am e the f athe r o f fi s h ; l u te w e b i w e b i be
, .
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p ass
I f Tu te w ehi w e b i I ka t e r e t h e ir chi ldr e n an d th e ir fo l
.
- - - -
he fl e d ; mor e p ar t i cu l arl y w as he e n r ag e d w i t h T an e
m ahu t a w h o had e xt e nd e d to t h e m such s he l t e r as h is
for e sts afford e d from the e nm it y o f Ta w hi ri m at e a
,
As a - -
co n s e qu e n c e o f the f e ud t h at th us b e g an b e t w e e n t h e s e t wo
.
w h e n Tu m at a n e n ga h e lp e d h im s e l f to t he us e o f for e sts f o r
,
- -
b e e n ab l e d to c ap t ur e an d d e s t roy t he su b j e c t s o f Tan g e ro a
, ,
Ta n g e ro a w as an e n e m y an d T a n e m ah u t a w oul d h av e h i m
.
Tu m at a ue n g a s w e e p aw ay b y floods t he ir d we l lin g s s u b
- -
m e rg e t he l ands th e y o ccupi e d an n oy th e m w i t h t he c o n
, ,
th e ir s h or e s b y the l ash in gs o f h is w av e s
Tu m at a ue n g a con sid e r e d t h at he had good r e a so n fo r
.
- -
Th e y wou ld t h e n h av e b e e n e n ab l e d to b e co m e
,
accomp li sh e d
fol lo w in gD Ta w hi 1 i m at e a t o h is hom e l n t he
.
agg re ss i v e an d
sk i e s u t te i l y d e s t ro y hi s p i o ge n y so t h at th e y shoul d n e v e i
, ,
al arm P ap a mor e
Tu m a t a ue n ga gr e w m or e an d m or e v e n g e fu l u n t il a t l as t he
.
,
- -
Tr ap s an d am b u sc ad e s he l ai d an d s n ar e d t he m in gre at
e .
n u m b e rs O t h e rs f e l l i n com b at b e n e at h h is mi gh t y sp e ar
,
- -
forc e s i n o p e n fight H e w as ab l e to cu t o ff a fe w at a ti m e
but th at si g n ifi e d li t tl e w h e r e the h ost t o be sl aught e r e d w as
.
,
S i on
N e x t ag ainst the subj e c t s of Tan ge ro a Tu m at a ue n g a
.
- -
fi ce
h e ap s an d t hus he w as en ab l e d t o e ffe ct c aptur e s o f con
.
si d erab l e nu mb e rs
he g e n e r ally pr e f e rs t o e mploy bu t he is by n o m e an s to o
.
, ,
s u bj e c t s he c am e by s t e al t h an d sl e w th e m w i t h hi s sp e ar
.
- - -
c o m p l e te l v s u b du e d so t h is w ar als o dr ags it s s lo w l e n gt h
,
a lon g
W i t h a sn e e r of co n t e m pt Tu m at a u e n g a w as dispos e d to
.
- -
a n y of th e m f al l to hi s po w e r he t hi nks he has m ad e a s w e e t
, ,
- - -
- - - -
t h e y go i n h e ap s an d str e w the pl ai n w h e r e Tu m at a ue n g a
,
- -
T hi s i s a ll v e ry w e l l bu t it i s i n
,
- -
,
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Ta w hi ri ni ate a —r
m e m b e ring old sore s —d ar t s fi e r c e ly from
e
an c e s t h e r e i s n o prosp e ct o f it s e v e 1 co mi ng to a n e n d
,
Tu m at a ue n ga i t wi l l be s e e n s t and s alon e At e n m it y
, .
Gloriou s i n
m an y r e sp e cts he undou bt e dl y i s b u t he ha s s e riou s d e f e cts o r
.
- -
p i e se n t t h is d e f e n siv e p al i y m ay b e s aid t o b e t he on l y s u c
c e s s a chi e v e d a g ain s t the g o d o f storm s an d t e mp e s t s To
Re hua w ho sou gh t a r e fu g e b e hi nd h is s t r e n g t h Tu m at a ,
- -
i n h i s fury s w allo w e d it up
P e ac e h avi n g at l e ngth b e e n att ain e d throughout the V oid
.
B an gi b e c am e r e con ci l e d to hi s f at e t o for e v e r d w e l l i n h e av e n
,
'
.
, ,
THE LE GE N D OF M AU I TI KIT I K I - -
O -
T AR AN G A .
c ee d in
g f aith ful n e s s of the t al e i n al l t he i s l an ds to the ori gin al
I f the opi n ion o f s om e t h e oris t s
e
c an b e ful ly compr e h e nd e d
i n t o compl e t e oblivion
M au i tikitik i a T ar ang a i s r e g ar d e d b y t he M aori as a
.
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in d e e d .
- -
.
- - - -
po s s e s sion of h is l i t tl e b od y an d b y rolli n g i t up i n s e aw e e d
, ,
n ui ke te r an gi w as as s iduou sly as s is t e d by M u an d by W e k a
.
- - -
an c e s t r e ss e s o f the b ab e
,
an d b y th e m he w as c are f ull v
n ourish e d u n t il the p e riod o f boyh ood w as at t ain e d
,
H av e I a s ist e r ? H av e I a bro t h e r ?
,
a m oth e r ? an d s o
both e rin g th e m con sid e r ab l y As e v e nts wil l sh o w M au i w as
-
a pr e t e rn a t ur al ly c l e v e r l i tt l e ch ap
.
,
an d h ow e v e r hi s au c e s
tr e ss e s an d oth e rs m i gh t contriv e t o e v ad e hi m o r put hi m o ff
, ,
, ,
, ,
a n d l ay do w n t o r e st .
, ,
“
broth e rs h is un c l e s h i s aunt s an d h is cousin s whom
poss ibl y he m igh t r e ckon up b y d oz e n s an d t h e y n o t e v e n
, , , ,
qui e tl y s e cr e t e d h i ms e l f i n a co rn e r H o t h e y w e r e h avin g
. ,
a g ay o ld t im e
.
,
. . R an gi - - -
c au gh t m e up an d took m e to hi s h om e Th e r e w as I h un g
fro m t he roof n e a1 to the fi re t h at its g e n tl e h e at mig ht
.
I s av e d al iv e Th e n I gr e w t o be as yo u n o w b e h old m e an d
,
p ar e n t ag e Th e n r e sol v e d I to s ee k m y o wn p e op l e Lo I
h av e co m e As f o r m y b ro the 1 s I k n o w t h e m w e l l S i nc e
. .
,
B e hold
l1 e1 e i s M aui t ah a
.
,
A s f o r m e I am l i t tl e M au i the b ab y
.
,
a n d y o u are M au i w aho -
c hi ld I w ill d e p ar t an d s e e k a hom e e ls e w h e r e .
me ss e d s uch a s c e n e to r e m ai n u nm ov e d E v e ry o n e w as
a ff e c t e d b y t hi s stran g e d iscov e r y — th i s mo st un e xp e c t e d
.
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T a ran g a) .
ag e for it s e e m e d to m ak e littl e o f th e m
g ratifi e d w h e n af t e r the g u e st s w e r e gon e —an d t h e y soo n
.
,
Com e m y ch ild an d , , ,
e xp e r i e nc e d .
e nou g h
M aui t ah a
.
“
Humph ! e x cl aim e d our moth e r n e v e r ,
“
Aye s aid M aui roto
’
, .
-
.
he r l ov e Th e r e are n o mor e c ar e s s e s f o r u s
As fo r th i s litt l e abor t ion m ut t e r e d M au i w ah o
. .
“
it -
but w ho c an t e l l w he t h e r i t b e
, ,
an d fli e s an d an c en tre s s e s
, ,
w i t h u s an d e v e n n o w i s sl e e pin g w it h o ur mot h e r I t is
, .
B ut to w ards .
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i s b e t t e r for u s to s t ud y t o d o ac t s o f ki nd n e s s to o t h e rs th an
, .
,
an d -
w orld n o t d e e ds of in iqui t y an d sh am e
, .
s aid ,
“
-
.
hi s p ar e n ts an d h i s br e th r e n an d so at l ast i t c am e to t hi s
t h at c o nfl ic t i s s t il l c arri e d on an d m an s t and s i n e nm ity
,
Th e r e for e I s ay
w ith M aui t ah a l e t u s b e c ar e fu l n ot t o fost e r anythin g t h at
.
,
-
,
- -
accord e d to t h e m a r e ad y a s s e nt
.
so th at the w h ol e f am ily
s e lv e s .
, ,
for hi s m ot h e r s he w as n o wh e r e to b e s e e n .
“
Oh ,
s ai d M aui t o M aui w aho p e rh ap s m oth e r has -
,
”
gon e to pr e p ar e som e food f o r u s
N o n o ans w e r e d h is brot h e r i t i s n o t so she brin gs”
.
“
, , ,
W h e r e do e s f ath e r li v e ?
“
We do n t know an s w e r e d M au i t ahi looki n g do w n
’
,
-
,
D on t k no w
’
r ep e at e d M aui .
“
N o o f cours e n o t
, s aid M aui roto H o w c an w e
,
-
.
uS
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H e i s n o t h e r e an d w e k no w n o t w h e r e he i s
, s aid ,
M aui p ae
-
.
fi nd o u t w h e r e my f ath e r is
U p on w hic h all h is bro t h e rs l augh e d
.
w e h av e f ail e d to discov e r ?
I t i s all n on s e n s e fo r a boy t o t al k lik e th at d e cl ar e d ,
Y o u kn ow my b o y s ai d M aui rot o yo u h av e b e e n
-
, .
k n ow n o t w h e r e o r ho w she p as s e s he r d ay s As fo r o ur f ath e r .
,
4 H .
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we kno w n othing an d c a r e l i t tl e w h e r e he d w e ll s o r i s Y o u
mu st s t ri ve to c arry yours e l f m or e m od e stly m y li tt l e ch ap
.
I lov e m y f a t h e r a n d
, .
“
“
N o w l ist e n a n s w e r e d M au i
m y mo t h e r an d m y d e si re i s to be w i t h t h e m al w ay s I sh all
, , ,
d o wh at I c an to h e lp t he m
,
.
O n e n i gh t w h e n al l t he f am ily lyin g t og e t h e r at o n e e n d
.
, ,
fi re he po ss e s s e d h i m s e l f o f hi s m o the i s ap i on her b e l t an d
he r clo t h e s H e h id t h e s e articl e s aw ay i n a pl ac e w h e 1 e
, ,
v i o u sl y t ak e n an O pportu n i t y t o c a i e fu l l y no t e e v e ry e i e v i c e
.
- -
a g ai n
. A s the m or n in g adv anc e d hi s bro t h e rs an d his si s t e r
did the s am e s atisfi e d it w as n o t ye t d ay
S udd e n l y T aran g a spr an g to he r f e e t with a bound
, .
t
To m ai ran gi h at through the n ight t h e y sh ou l d b e r e fr e s h e d
an d su st ain e d w ith g e ntl e d e w s Th e s e are the m ini st e rin g .
t b t
.
,
To P ap a tu a nuku an d to R an g i h e r e for e w e o w e e x
- - -
, ,
”
i ste n c e
b
.
fortun at e an d m or e g e n tl e It w ou ld p l e as e m e if yo u w ould .
an d B an gi s e n t to yo u O m y broth e rs I h av e n e v e r dr aw n
.
, ,
’
.
at h i m i n am az e m e n t Th e y had b e e n co m pl e t e l y an sw e r e d
an d s o f ar from b e ing an gry —som e foolis h p e opl e d o g e t an g r v
.
,
w h e n th e y are b e at e n — th e y w e r e v e r y w e ll pl e as e d w it h h im
,
“ “
Y o u are a goo d b o y s ai d M aui t ah a an d a w is e o n e
,
-
,
.
y o u r m o th e r an d w e w i l l h e lp y o u i n e v e ry w ay t h at w e
,
e xcl aim e d
W h at the v d i d n o t kno w w as t h at it w as the b e lt an d the
.
, ,
“
o f the b e hold e rs Fro m thi s ari s e s the prov e rb
.
,
“ “
Now s aid M aui h e ark e n to m e O m y broth e rs
The po w e r of tr an sform in g on e s —
, , , .
s e lf i s c al l e d m agic an art
o n l y att ain ab l e
,
d ep art from am on g yo u D o y ou ho w e v e r r e m ai n h e r e
a n d if I com e no t b ack ag ain y o u m ay h e ar of m e
, ,
.
,
B e li e v e m e
i t i s on ly m y gr e at lov e for m y p ar e n ts th at in duc e s m e to go
.
“
P o o th s aid Maui ro to
,
l “
,
“ -
, ,
n ot . If y ou fi n d our p ar e n t s w e sh al l al l e v e r aft e r d w e l l to
”
g e th e r in am i ty an d l ov e
—
.
“ “
Y es s aid M aui w ah o
, f ath e r s h ou s e s h all b e h e r e in
,
’
-
, , ,
min e sh al l b e h e r e w h e r e n o w I st an d ; an d in the d ay s to
c om e w e sh al l p as s o ur tim e i n conti nu all y p ayin g visits to
“
It c e rt ain l y i s a good c aus e th at l eads m e t o u nd e rt ak e
t hi s d an g e rous j ourn e y s aid M aui If I fi n d the pl ac e to
, .
w h i ch I go a good p l ac e t h e n s h al l I b e p l e as e d ; if o n the
, ,
d isgu st e d .
“
N oth in g mor e n atur al r e m ark e d M aui t ah a ; but ,
-
the sid e s It .
— drop
wond e r e d ho w his m oth e r could h av e g o t t hrou gh b ut doubtl e s s
.
through fr e qu e nt us e s he w as f am il i ar w i t h e v e ry p ar t o f i t
,
ag ai n st t he s id e s a n d t h e n he w ould b e w h e e l e d righ t ov e r
an d d e s c e n d a con sid e r abl e d i s t an c e b e for e he r e cov e r e d h im
,
s e l f This w as b y n o m e an s a pl e as ant e xp e ri e nc e At l as t
. .
som e pl ac e s th an i n oth e rs
w id e r wi d e r w id e r u ntil at l e n g t h a gr e at op e n w e l l
.
,
.
,
T hat t h e y
,
m an w h om he gu e ss e d at on c e w as hi s f ath e r
w e r e in d e e d hi s f ath e r an d m oth e r w as soon pl ac e d b e y o nd al l
.
e t low e i Th e y see m ed
y
t o be w e l l k no w n an d m uch r e sp e c t e d b y e v e ry o n e in the
.
,
“
M an ap au i s the n am e gi ve n by t rad i ti It p p to ha ve
t l u nt t d it i
on . a e ars
o ri g i n a ed .
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for e h e ad .
”
H allo ! c ri e d a m an s e at e d a f e w y ard s aw ay who
t h r e“w t h at b e rry ?
,
b e rry t h at c han c e d to f al l
,
n e c e ss ar y t h at at t e ntion sh ou ld b e co n c e n tr at e d upon h im s e lf
,
so he w e nt up to a h igh e r b o u gh w h e r e he p e e ke d o ff qui t e a
,
i n am az e m e n t at t h i s sudd e n an d as t on is hing ch an g e
.
,
i t i s n o w o nd e r w e coul d n o t h i t hi m
.
”
Oh cri e d o n e
N O e x cl ai m e d an o t h e r ; had he b ee n r e al l y a b ird w e
, , .
s aid a th ird “
b e e n a r e a l b i rd he w ou ld n o t h av e sat up t h e r e l e ttin g u s p e l t
, ,
ston e s at hi m H e woul d h av e flo w n a w a y at on c e
Th e n M aui c au s e d h i s e y e s to b urn an d glo w fi e rc e ly s o
. .
”
.
he s e e m s to s w e ll an d gro w
!
, ,
l arg e r an d l arg e r .
“
H e i s o n e o f the gods confid e ntly affirm e d anoth e r
The l ik e has n e v e r b e e n s e e n b y mort al e y e s s in c e the t im e
, .
, ,
youn g m an k e e n ly .
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“
AI1 ! s aid s hem e t hi nk s I h av e s e e n o n e l ik e u n to
thi s but he w as youn g e r h andsom e r s t i l l mor e b e au t iful
,
Th at w as w h e n I w e n t to se e m y ch i ldr e n continu e d
No w j us t li s t e n to m e 0 al l ye p e opl e
,
“
T ar an g a On c e
wh e n w and e rin g alon e by the s e a pr e m atur e ly I g av e bir t h to
.
, , .
,
.
,
e x ist e nc e
No an s w e r e d M aui
,
I c am e not from the w e s t ,
”
N o I c am e not from the n orth e ast r epl i e d Maui
,
-
,
.
r an g a .
“
T e l l m e th e n e x cl ai m e d T ar ang a w as it the w in d
wh i ch n o w b lo w s upon m e w h ich broug ht you h i t h e r to m e ?
, , ,
“ “
Aye s aid M aui
,
i t w as the w i nd w h ich n o w blo w s
,
upon y ou .
“
Ah cri e d T ar an g a
,
th e n art t hou i nd ee d my ch ild
,
.
“
Aye he an s w e r e d
,
B e hold m e I am M aui tiki.
,
-
. i ki !
Th e n t urnin g to the p e opl e i n a l oud voic e T ar an g a e x
I n v e ry tru t h t his i s i nd e e d my c h ild B y w in d s
, ,
cl aim e d
an d w av e s an d s t orm s
.
,
’
11 1 i d fi e rc e st g al e s i n oc e an s fo am w as
’
n o w he st an ds — m i n e o w n W e l com e m y ch il d O w e l com e ,
po an d - -
of m an
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i ts e lf shoul d b e n o m or e .
the h an d he s aid
ar t—l e t us go an d p e rform the c e r e mo ni e s w hic h o f right to
, , ,
w h ic h flow e d through the grov e all the p e opl e fol low ing an d
h e r e w ith pr ay e rs to the gods an d w i th ri t e s an d c e r e mo ni e s
, ,
Make atutara
U p t o th i s p oint al l had gon e w e l l w i t h M au i H e had
.
, H is f at h e r .
,
hi s o w n bo so m
Af t e r th e s e e v e nts the f am il y w e r e r e un it e d Hous e s w e r e
.
oth e r . N e ve r w as th r
e e such a cont e nt e d an d j o y ou s
ram i ly
In such sc e n e s o f h appi n e ss M aui p as s e d f rom b oyhood to
.
fl at te ri n g l y s aid to b e t he r e v e rs e f o r i t w as onl y wh e n b e
,
.
, ,
fo r h is ho m e an d wh e n a l l w as r e ad y he simp l y c arri e d Ro b e
.
w h e r e n o d ou b t
,
o ff an d i n st a l l e d he r i n his h ou s e as h is wif e
he r u nl ov e ly an d w an t o n h u s b an d M aru te w h ar e aitu as - - -
a n d he
g
pr ep ar e d to t ak e s umm ar y v e n g e an c e By m e an s o f a dr e am
,
.
,
- -
up on h im t h a t a l l h i s e i o p s w e 1 e u tte i l v rui n e d Th is g av e
M au i s ir at e f ath e r i n l aw som e t hi n g e l s e to t h i n k ab o n t
o
po w e rful w e ap on .
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trick e d an d d e c e iv e d m e
B e c au s e s aid M aui I w i sh e d to div e rt y our a t t e ntion
f o r a mom e n t from the food its e l f to h i m w ho brou gh t i t
, ,
I s e e k a f avour of t he e .
“
A h ! e x cl ai m e d Muri r ang a wh e nu a -
I f e lt the w hi s
-
r i h the b r e e z e Wh at i s it th at a b lind o ld w o m an c an d o
,
e
p .
f o r M aui ?
Y o u c an giv e t o m e the pr e cious j aw bon e o f m y gr e at -
m e n ts m u st b e wrough t .
“
O M au i s aid the o l d l ady b e h o ld ! it has b ee n r e
T ak e i t f o r it i s t h i n e
, ,
s e rv e d fo r th e e .
,
.
, ,
-
.
’
“ -
e x ac t l y ho w i t s to b e don e
,
’
I propos e to
.
, , ,
an d s o comp e l h im t o Th us yo u w i l l s e e al l m an
’
go s lo w .
r e fl e c t o n the si z e of
.
,
“
M aui tiki tiki -
s aid M au i t ah a
- -
“
A nd con sid e r a dd e d M aui roto
,
the fi e rc e h e at the -
,
, .
,
.
l e d g e o f ho w to m ak e sq u ar e sh ap e d r op e s ( tuam a ka) an d fl at -
*
Thi s r e f e re n c e to “
the d a g h u t er w as an al lu i s on to R o he .
62
b ur n t h e m up in s t an t l y an d put a f at al e n d to al l t h e ir pro
j e c ts On to p o f o n e sid e o f the w all h idd e n i n the l e afy
.
,
hut the broth e rs aw ait e d the sign al o f att ack ; o n the oth e r
,
e n d o f the w al l M aui h im s e l f l a
y crouch e d
C asti n g b ro ad b urn in g b e am s o f r adi an c e acro s s the bo som
.
b aw l ed M aui
.
“
K e e p yo u i s e l v e s h id o r yo u wil l rui n al l
m
,
se i i o u s n a t ur e o f the t as k b e f o 1 e t li e m
, o
an d w e r e v e 1 y n e arl y
e xposin g t h e m s e lv e s to the m ost d ir e ful con s e qu e nc e s
,
i ns t ru ct e d yo u
,
“
Do n o t c e as e to
h au l u n t i l I t e l l y o u n o r b e m ov e d b y the cri e s a nd e n t r e ati e s
.
B u t the ai m 0 1
.
,
-
The n oos e flun g rou nd the sun
with a w h irl an d the appoin t e d in t i m ation b e in g promp t l y
.
, ,
th ou do e st ? \Vo ul d s t tho u sl a y T ai n a n ui te Ra ?
’
At l ast - - -
,
63
d r aw n in an d the w ound e d an d w e ak e n e d p l an e t cr a wl e d
,
s low l y o n h is w ay
E v e r sin c e th at m om e n tous m orn the s un has h e sit atin gl y
.
a n d w h e n he go e s to h i s r e st he l ing e rs r e gr e t ful l y as if he
f ai n w oul d h av e the chi ldr e n o f P ap a t u a— n uku r e m e m b e r the
,
- -
nu i te Ra— c am e to - -
b e k n ow n am o n g m e n
Pos sibl y the bro t h e rs o f M aui f ail e d to s e t an y gr e at v alu e
.
a nd i n t e rruptin g H o w e v e r the c au s e it i s c e rt ai n t h at
af t e r t h e ir r e t urn from t h i s e xp e dition the good f e e li n g
.
,
d id n o t d i e w hol ly a w ay
s n arin g M a ui s b ro t h e rs g e n e r al l y con t riv e d th at the youn g e s t
.
‘
’
h ung h e avi ly 0 11 h is h an ds
d id n o t s e rv e t o com m e n d him e i t h e r t o h i s w i v e s o r to hi s
.
a bi t o f a nui s an c e .
“ -
a no t h e r
,
“
O m oth e rs r e pli e d M aui t ak e n o h e e d Y o u an d
y our childr e n n e e d n o t f e ar Consid e r the things I h av e don e
, , .
— the f e at s I h av e p e rform e d
.
s tock
y
a fi sh i t w oul d be o n e s o l arg e th a t you cou ld n o t con sum e i t
64
are .
It had ’
.
- -
an d f a s t e n e d i t to hi s h ook
, , ,
Th is don e he c al ml y aw ait e d hi s .
,
opportun ity
H i s first ef fort w as doom e d to dis appoin t m e nt
.
O ne .
, ,
C om e g e t o ut o f th at ! cri e d M au i p ae ;
,
-
’
w an t y o u h e r e .
“
N o you cl e ar out
, sh out e d M au i w ah o “
or yo u an d -
,
your m agi c w il l s in k us
You had b e st g o s ai d M aui t ah a
.
M aui h ow e v e r w as n o t thu s to b e d e n i e d W h e n n e xt he
l e arn e d t h at hi s broth e rs purpos e d goi n g out fo r a d ay s
.
, ,
’
In -
the w at e r u ntil s he flo at e d
,
an d th e n j um pi n g in p ut t o
se a w i t h al l sp e e d W h e n t h e y had got t e n w e ll aw ay from
, , ,
m ay b e j udg e d - -
tes te d
.
the form e r
Le t u s put b ack at on c e
.
‘
sh out e d the l att e r ,
.
i n si st e d M aui p ae -
.
Y o u sh ou ld n o t h av e com e w h e n yo u k n e w you w e r e n o t
d e sir e d s ai d M aui ro t o
,
-
.
M au i p ae
-
.
“
Le t h i m s wi m fo r i t in sist e d M aui w aho -
Bu t w h e n t h e y look e d 10 th e r e w as n o l an d t o be s e e n for
.
,
, ,
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-
, , ,
h om e n o w fo r the c an o e i s ful l
s t ay ye t a l i t tl e You h av e don e al l
.
“
Nay s ai d M aui “
I h av e n ot v e t thro w n a
, , .
lin e
The b roth e rs look e d at hi m in surpris e
.
“
You h av e n o h ook -
m at t e r
,
w ah o wh o o h
s e rv e d as i nd e e d th e y al l did t h at M au i s hook w as c arv e d
,
’
”
giv e
m e a litt l e pi e c e of fi sh to b ai t it w ith
, ,
s aid M aui t ah a
,
w ay w e h av e to s ail e re w e r e ach o ur h om e s -
W it h h is blood he
s m e ar e d h is h ook an d c as t it i nto the s e a D o wn w e n t hook
.
an d l in e , ,
e ag e r to b e go n e
, , ,
’
w as stup e ndou s
’
.
, ,
- -
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a f at al p l ac e
“
Se e n o w did n o t I t e l l v o u ho w i t w ould b e ? w ail e d
, ,
M aui w aho-
.
“
We sh al l n e v e r se e hom e an y mor e blu bb e r e d M aui ,
, ,
t o pu l l st e adi ly i n hi s cord
t umul t he r e p e at e d the i nc ant ation H iki w hich as e v e rybody
.
, ,
a n d i n so m e
d e gr e e h is bro t h e r s r e cov e r e d a s u b du e d e qu anim i ty T he n
,
Whe re f o re t he n o h T an g an n i
Do s t t ho u ho l d fas t so o b st i n at e l y b e l o w t he re ?
, , ,
tu a N uku
- -
“
Th e n s aid M aui :
h av e to sink ag ai n .
the fi s h w as n o t ye t d on e
sh ould be purifi e d an d m ad e cl e an o th e r wi s e gr e a t c al amiti e s
.
Th e r e for e he co ntin u e d
B e hold n o w I l e av e yo u but b e ye p ati e nt an d cour ag e ous
.
,
W h at w e t ak e w ith u s w il l b e s w e e t an d good an d w h at w e ,
l e av e b e h ind sh al l n o t f al l in to d e c ay .
Wh e n
th e y a wo k e to cons ciousn e s s t h e y t urn e d th e ir att e ntion to
.
,
att ack s .
,
The fi sh of M aui had .
s ibl e to r e ctify
For e v e r af t e r the fi sh w as k n ow n as Te I ka a M aui The
.
- - -
.
a n c e to e v e ry o n e it would n o t on l y b e a gr e at f e at but i n
, t
ye
At th e s e al armin g w ord s all the p e opl e w ho w e r e lyin g i n
th e ir hous e s as l e e p j u mp e d up an d ran to s e e the s t arvin g
m an S o m e brough t f e rn roo t so m e fi sh so m e pr e s erv e d -
w e nt t h e y t o th e ir fir e pl ac e s bu t no sp ark o f fi re o r h e at ,
, .
an d e x h au st e d .
b e gg e d an d e n tr e at e d t h e m t o g o but not o n e w ou l d v e n ,
tur e .
-
, ,
, ,
“
I f ind e e d you w ill go an s w e r e d T ar ang a you m us t , ,
c e i v i n g an d in j urin g oth e rs an d w ho kn ow s yo u m ay h av e i t , ,
O M aui b e w ar e,
s ay i ng about th e ir broth e r
F o r m e m oth e r I h av e n o d e sir e
.
as a t on gu e o f fl am e an d str e w e d w i t h d ang e r
.
, ,
M aui w as
,
.
h is g az e .
Th e n M aui c al l e d O l ad y aris e ! T e l l m e I pr ay w h e r e
k e e p yo u v our fir e s ? Lo far h av e I t r av e l l e d to b e g fro m yo u
, , , ,
a sp ark .
“
Au e ! s he e x cl aim e d
-
,
L ady it ,
is I ,
r e pli e d M aui .
” “
she w ho are an d
“
You ,
cr i e d ; yo u , w h e nc e c am e
I b
lon g t o t h i s cou ntry bol dly r e spon d e d M aui
e
No an s w e r e d M aui
C am e yo u th e n fro m the sout h e as t ? d e m and e d Mahuika
.
,
-
.
“
N o s aid M aui n o t from the south e ast c am e I -
”
.
Nay n o t so ,
r e pli e d M aui ,
no t from the s outh ,
c am e I .
I do s aid s imp l y
he
O h t h e n cri e d M ah u ika
.
,
“
you are my gr an dch ild -
, ,
an s w e r e d the h e ro
A nd w h at gif t c an a poor o ld w om an lik e m e b e s t o w
.
“
The gift o f fi re r e pl i e d M aui Fir e has b ee n lost
u pon the e arth an d n o w the p e opl e h av e n o e l e m e n t w it h
.
,
w hi ch to cook t h e ir food .
“
W e l com e w e l com e an d ag ai n w e lcom e 0 m y gr an d
, , ,
child e x cl ai m e d M ahu i ka Y o u sh al l h av e fi re
-
Lo h e r e
i t i s ; an d as t he w arm h e art e d an d fi er y t e mp e r e d old l ady
.
,
”
- -
,
st art e d upon h is r e turn , .
He .
e xcl ai m e d
’
-
m e has gon e ou t
, ,
A g ai n M aui
b ad e h i s r e l at iv e adi e u an d goin g a short di st a“n c e aw ay put
.
O m o t h er I
, , ,
the fi r e o u t an d r e turn e d t o as k f o r m or e
pr ay yo u giv e m e anoth e r ligh t f o r t h at w h i ch t h ou g av e st
.
,
m e bu t n o w has go n e o u t also
,
o f he r t o e s .
-
M ahu i ka -
.
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S ur e ly
s aid to h e rs e l f s he
t h i s r asc al i s pl ayin g tri cks
, ,
fi re
S
yi n g th i s s he p ul l e d aw ay he r l ast r e m ain i n g n ai l an d
.
a
d ash e d it viol e n t ly upon the g rou nd I m m e di at e l y the gr ass
,
”
No w M aui m y d e ar gr an dchild s e e x cl ai m e d
h “
now
you h av e al l the fi re t h at I c an giv e yo u No m or e h av e I
, , , ,
l e ft
Th e n M aui ran F ast e r an d f as t e r he sp e d bu t quick ly
.
.
, ,
d o n e sinc e h is ti m e — n e v e r t o pl ay w i t h fi re a n y m or e
,
, , ,
ever
.
,
- - -
h e av e n s an d l e t m e h av e w at e r — an ab und an c e o f w at e r
s h e e t s o f w at e r —to qu e n ch th i s fl am e w h ich s t il l u nr e l e nti n g l y
pursu e s m e G iv e m e w at e r o r I p e rish
Lo the gods h e ard the b e s e e chi ng app e al of M aui S qu al l s
.
an d g al e s w e r e s e nt t o b e at b ack the fl a m e s t h e n do w n c am e
.
,
qu e n ch e d M au i so ar e d aw ay i n s af e ty an d so quick l y w as
the ch an g e e ffe ct e d t h at it w as o n l v w i t h t he gr e at e st di tti
.
,
74
the fi sh i s o n m y li n e
.
, ,
m y hook .
w ho at on c e p ro ,
“
,
w ,
ag ai n if yo u w i sh i t
S o b ack to the l an d t h e y p add l e d an d soo n r e ach e d the
.
No .
o f m agic al , ,
hi m i nt o a d o g
R e t urn in g to the vill ag e c ar rying h im s e l f as j aun til y as
.
hi m al on e r an for w ard ,
.
75
I
l e ft him at the c ano e s aid M au i
W h y c am e you n o t ho m e to g e t h e r ? purs ue d H i n auri
.
,
yo u .
had s ai d to he r an d s he c al l e d “
Mo i m o i m o i m o i
,
-
,
-
,
-
,
-
,
. .
d ow n at he r f e e t h o w l e d pi t e ou sl y A o ! ao ! ao ! ao ao o
,
- -
, , ,
d e si gn to c as t h e rs e lf in to the o c e an a pr e y t o t he d r agon s
, ,
j ec t e d f ar i n to t h e w a t e r s he s at h e rs e l f i ncoh e r e n tly r e ,
a w ay
L e aving hi s r e sid e n c e i n the w e s t — the vi l l ag e wh e r e I ra
.
*
I t i s s ai d ha t tt
hi s d o g w as the p r o g e n i o r o f al l th e d o g s i n t Pl
l
o y
s t d tog th r h is f ath e r s ai d to h im
e a e e e “
I h av e h e ard from
y ou r m oth e r an d from o th e rs to o O m y so n th at yo u are
, ,
, , ,
u n d e rt ak e n w h e th e r gr e at o r sm all w h e th e r i n your o w n
, ,
HOW
’
”
l as t b e ov e rcom e .
“ “
Wh at m e an yo u ? d e m and e d M aui W h at thin g i s
th e r e I c an b e v anquish e d b v ? S h o w i t m e —I d o n o t f e ar
.
i t
Your mo t h e r d i d proph e sy th at yo u s h ou ld v anquish
.
, It must , .
mu s t th ou .
“ “
Suc h tho ug hts are idl e s aid M aui If such an en d , .
f o r e v e r h av e l if e .
,
-
“ “ ’
O m y son r ep li e d M aui s f at h e r , t h e r e h ath b e e n an ,
om e n e vil fo r yo u an d f o r us Y o u m us t kn o w th at w h e n yo u .
t i m e i ts e l f c am e to an e n d b ut n o w I k no w —an d yo u v our
s e lf sh oul d kn o w — th at thi s c an n e v e r b e Hin e nui te p o w ill .
- - -
to w h at r e s e m bl e s s he ? ask e d M aui .
“
Yon d e r tw o fi e ry cl ouds th at sh in e s o brigh t l y y e l lo w
migh t b e t ak e n fo r he r e y e s w e r e th e y s e t wi t h pupil s o f
burni sh e d j asp e r l ik e t o m as s e s o f lo n g s e a w e e d an d oc e an
'
-
te Ra
- ? in t e rrup t e d M aui “
H e con su m e d the e art h an d .
tr av e l as quickly as t h e n he d id n o t a r e m n an t o f m ankin d ,
- -
t h riv e i n comfor t B e h ol d ag ai n an d ag ai n I sm ot e hi m ! I
,
- - - -
,
H in e nui te p o ?
- - -
w hich I h av e told yo u To m y mi nd w h at e v e r yo u m ay h av e
,
acco m pl i sh e d i n the p as t
.
,
it i s f at al ag ai n st t his e nt e rpris e
, .
, ,
om i nou sl y
S hor t ly aft e r th is conv e rs ation w ith hi s f at h e r M au i se t
.
e n ough .
, ,
. .
,
do e s she sl e e p
For a m o m e n t or so the h e ro surv e y e d the r e pul siv e an d
.
ag ain s t h e rs e lf
mu st b e di scov e r e d an d put i n t o op e r ation H o ! he had i t ;
,
, .
w as r e solv e d .
N ay n ay yo u m u s t n o t
,
tai n e ss d o n o t l aug h I pr ay yo u
l augh I e ntr e at yo u su c h b e h aviour w il l b e f at al alik e to m e
,
.
, ,
an d to your h op e s i n the h e r e af t e r
,
B ut wh e n y o u s e e m e .
ki ll ed .
“
I c e r tain l y will if an y o f yo u l au gh r e pli e d M aui
bu t if I suc c e e d in g e t t in g o ut o f her mouth I sh al l l iv e an d
, ,
Hin e nui te p o sh al l d i e
- - -
“
R e ly upon us
h am m e r s aid Go o n b r av e sir an d m ay succ e ss at t e nd yo u
,
Th i s
w as o win g to hi s t at too m ark s w hich had b e e n cut by the
.
the o ld chi e ft ai n e s s .
o f l au gh t e r U p j ump e d o l d Hin e —
,
p os e d at on e t im e to ch an g e f ac e s with he r To such a th in g
n o b e autifu l w om an o f cours e cou ld e v e r be e xp e ct e d to giv e
.
, ,
a s s e nt an d M au i m ight h av e k no w n it
,
H e ho w e v e r in sist e d .
, ,
Ro h e p re .
,
a ls o
b e atin gs upo n the spirits o f d e c e as e d mort al s as t h e y p as s
, ,
th rough he r re alm s I nd e e d no o n e n o w c ar e s t o go n e ar he 1
.
, .
hi m but t h at i s no gr e at m att e r n ow to an y o n e
Thus e nd s the s t ory o f the h e roi c d e e ds of the s o n o f
.
TH E LE GE N D OF TAWH AK I .
t
,
e ,
- -
A l l rig ht b oy s
. .
fi s h— a v e ry f avouri te topic
,
W h e n t h e y d re w n e ar to the
vill ag e i n w h ich t h e ir hom e l ay sudd e nly —an d as if i n
.
i n l aw att ack e d hi m
-
B e for e he could gu e s s anythin g o f
t h e ir purpos e the victim o f t h e s e m urd e rous vil l ai n s w as
.
- -
l e afy br an ch e s o f tr e e s buri e d it ,
.
m an d e d H e n e w h e n s he s aw th e m e n t e r the vi l l ag e
O h w e l e f t hi m fi sh ing w ith the o th e rs an s w e r e d o n e
.
, ,
of th e m .
“
W h ere
i s your bro t h e r i n l aw — wh e r e i s Taw haki ?
- -
m e di at e ly .
w h e n dr aw n to the pl ac e o f co nc e alm e n t an d l o th e r e w as , ,
s he procur e d som e w at e r
.
an d th e n s he proc e e d e d to cl e an an d hurri e d ly d r e ss h is
w oun ds w hi ch w e r e m an y ; b ut not o n e w as f at al H e n e
,
.
k in dl e o n e .
, ,
“
add e d h al f j ok ingly
-
I f you shoul d h app e n to s e e an y t all
tr e e gro wing n e ar by f e l l it an d b rin g i t w i t h yo u
, ,
H e n e w e nt an d pr e s e n t l y s he s aw such a tr e e as an s w e r e d
.
,
.
,
e n am e Wahi e ro a (
“
th l on g
l o g o f w ood f o r the fi re w as b e s t o w e d upo n he r firs t so n
Taw haki con cl udi ng t h at su ch a n am e w oul d k e e p gr e e n in
.
,
’
n am e upo n hi m .
, ,
6 H .
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an d h e l d stil l
h is m oth e r i n c aptivi t y Th is t h e y had b e e n e n abl e d to ao
, ,
T am ai w ah o w hos e pl ac e o f r e s id e nc e i n the h e av e n s i t
-
- -
giving t h e m gr e at j oy t h e y h as t e n e d o n It b e ing d ay t i m e as
.
pro ach o f kin dr e d as an app e alin g cry f al l s upo n d ist ant e ars
t h ey f e lt the po w e r br e at h e d i n the in c ant at ions an d i n s ym , ,
-
,
w e pt fo r v e ry gl adn e ss
Pr e s e n t l y the bro t h e rs r e ach e d M an aw a t an e an d dis
.
t h ee
.
“
O m y childr e n ! s he e xcl ai m e d y o u must g e t
fro m th i s f e arful pl ac e ; y ou mus t h ast e aw ay The p e opl e
,
w ho d w e l l h e r e are a v e ry fi e rc e an d d e sp e r at e r ac e an d f o r ,
, ,
’
p l ac e f
The sun s an k b e n e ath the l in e o f the h ori zon an d the d av
w as don e Th e n in a bod y the wh ol e of th at str ang e am
.
~
p hi b i an r ac e th e P o n aturi
, e m e rg e d from th e w a
,
t e r an d
sc amp e r e d lik e d e m on s alon g the b e ach H aving e nj oy e d
thi s e x e rci s e fo r a f e w m i nut e s t h e y th e n str e am e d to w ard s
.
Man a w a t an e th e ir r e s tin g pl ac e w h e n o n l an d A s w as
, .
,
hu ni o u re d l ot ; o n e w ou l d
sc arc e l y t ak e th e m for the cru e l m e rcil e ss fou l cr e atur e s , ,
w hich th e y u ndoubt e d l y w e r e .
, ,
-
,
.
, , ,
wh e r e by w e c an d e stroy th e m ?
85
“
Aye , w h isp e re d b ack U ru ton g a Th e y mu st all b e -
s l ai n at o n e strok e
.
, ,
Te l l m e i s it ye t d awn ?
,
n ig ht Th ou c an s t n o t h av e .
s l ep t
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.
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h av e b e e n a m ist ak e S om e f e w o f t h e m m u s t h av e e sc ap e d
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.
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K N O W N A S RU PE
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the gr e at w at e rs
a t t ach e d th e m s e lv e s t o he r soft round form u n t il b e hold s he
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w ar e w ar e
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w i th h is sp e ar he b e g an vigorous ly t o l if t an d t h ro w aw ay
,
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th e r e i s som e thin g h e r e W h at s this ? .
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ridi culou s .
fi re ; t h e y ru b b e d it w e ll wit h o i l ; th e y s t e ad f ast ly k e pt m o v
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an i m ation
Hin a r e cov e r e d She w as r e stor e d n ot on l y t o h e alt h an d
.
to he i — t h e y w e r e he 1 sl av e s H e r an im ati o n an d he r
g ai e t y i l lu mi n at e d t h e ir hom e sh e dd in g brigh tn e s s e v e ry
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the w orl d or b e i n tw o pl ac e s at o n e tim e H ar a taun g a -
h av e th ei r am i abl e hu s b an d al l to th e m s e lv e s B e in g i n e x .
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m u a m ourn e d f o r he r w igr e at gri e f O n e c o n th a
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u nc e r t ai n t y ; he w ou ld s ee k hi s s is t e r an d fin d he r if suc h
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of H in a th an i t o ccurr e d t o h im th at i t w ou ld b e b e s t t o pro
c e e d upon a d e fin i t e w e l l though t o ut pl an o t h e rw is e it m igh t - -
of m e n abod e
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hi m t o t arry w ith t h e m ye t aw h il e
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across an d a cro ss at s e v e r al l a t it ud e s ;
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b e e n at t ain e d O n e Simpl e r e aso n f o r h i s f ailur e n e v e r c c
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to Re hua he w ou ld mount an d g ain the i n form atio n he d e
sir e d .
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n ot ic e d as t h e y c am e n e ar e r th at alth ough e v e ry attribu t e
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te n an c e upo n h im an d r e m ark e d Th e r e a re oth e r d w e l li n gs
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, ,
, Mor e .
g e n e r al ly m y s e rv an ts m y m e ss e ng e rs are to b e foun d
amongs t the w ork e rs i n the sph e r e s Toi l con s t itut e s the
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w e w ould h av e ,
s om e food
Th e r e upon the s e rv ant s of the h o us e hurri e d t o brin g i n
.
c al ab ash e s
W h e n the v e s s e l s
had all b e e n brough t i n an d l aid b e for e th e m the s e rv ants
.
.
, ,
w avy un dul ation s f e l l h i s lon g whit e h air cov e ring the upp e r , ,
i nt e n t l y could s e e n o m e an in g i n t h is p e rfor m an c e S ud
.
,
d e n l y R e h n a b e g an t o sh ak e hi s h e ad an d lo ! forth fro m
.
,
d e e p d isgust
W h y e at e s t thou n o t o f the food I h av e had pr e p ar e d
.
glis t e n ing e y e s
s aw I n o t t h e s e b ird s
.
“
Nay an s w e r e d M aui m ua -
, ,
tinn e d ,
h e e d t o th e m at tim e o f p airin g : th e y f e e d t h e m t h at th e y i n
,
t urn m ay f e ed E v e n so d o I Rehua f e ed s
.
”
. .
a ppro a ch e d it v e ry c au t ious l y
,
O R e h n a from y o u l i t tl e w orl d
.
“
At l ast he v e ntur e d : ,
m ov e th you
An d c an st t h ou t e l l from w h at p articul ar spot or pl ac e
.
suppr e ss e d e x cit e m e n t .
“
Aye r e pl i e d the god ; the soun d s o f voi c e s in co n
fu sio n fro m the is l an d o f Mo t u t apu c am e I n M o t u t apu
,
- -
.
n am e o f M aui m u a b e in g dropp e d
-
a n y p ar t i cu l ar d e gr e e m u ch ch an g e d s in c e his d e p ar t ur e
, , ,
“
H a ha
’
, .
he t h r e w a sp e ar at i t .
n oos e an d w as n o t s o fool is h as to al lo w i t s l it tl e h e ad to b e
c augh t i n it
Hi n a t h at m orni ng had j u s t su cc e e d e d i n b rin gin g in to the
.
a w ay o r b e e n d e stroy e d l on g a o S he at o n c e i mp e r ativ e l y
g
ord e r e d th at the ass ault should b e dis co nti nu e d s ay ing
.
I h av e a look at it .
.
,
s o e v e ry bod y s h ou ld b e s atisfi e d
n e ss.
I t i s m y b ro t h e r Rup e
,
“
r e pli e d H i n a O f cours e she
k n e w t h at sin c e he had c han g e d hi m s e lf in t o a bird his n am e
.
,
m u st b e R up e .
an d drin k P e rc e ivin g at on c e th at H in a w as i n a d e l ic at e
an d Rup e v e r y f at igu e d through h avin g born e h is
.
c ond ition
, ,
l arl y w as in a v e ry dirt y s t at e
.
“
But I r e gr e t to s ay con ti nu e d Rup e th at I do n ot , ,
“
Ho ! e x cl aim e d R e h n a n e v e rth e l e s s stil l smili n g b e ,
nignl y
Th i s court y ard o f th in e i s in a p e rf e ct ly fi l t h y co nditio n
.
”
I s t h at so ? ,
e nc e a ston i sh e d .
“
O R e h n a th at i s s o Thi s p e opl e are a S e t of i n corri
y b
, , .
, ,
c h an c e he sti l l kind e r .
I w i l l sp e ak t o m y p e opl e st am.
,
m e r e d the go d
If dirt w e r e a li z ard I doubt w h e t h e r an y o n e o f thy
.
“
Rup e
th an pr e c e pt I propo s e w ith th y p e rmi ssion t o cl e an t h is
,
cour t y ard m ys e l f
, , ,
-
.
“
Do an sw e r e d the god
,
h i s s mi l e b e com in g bro ad e r ; ,
.
, ,
“
childr e n o f m e n A h K ait ang at a h at h m ark e d the h e av e n s
, ,
.
”
w ith h is blood !
Accordin g t o anoth e r v ers ion of t hi s l e g e nd pro b abl y ,
- -
, .
“
profoun dly mis e r abl e Oh th at I had the wi ngs of a
b ird ! he cri e d H is asp ir ation w as h e ard hi s pr ay e r w as
.
,
.
,
o f a dov e
'
.
1 26
, ,
h i s mos t lib e r al b e n e f ac t or i t i s t o b e f e ar e d t h at m an s
’
sin c e fo rgo t t e n .
H in a i s c e rt ai n ly the b e st k no wn of al l Pol yn e si an
l e g e n d ary p e rson ag e s Acco rd ing to di ffe r e n t v e rs i on s of
.
TH E LE GE N D OF T H E M U RD E R O F T U WH AK A
R AR O .
a n d i n d ue c o urs e t hi s child gr e w up in to m an s e st at e He
’
w as c al l e d Mai rate a
litt l e boy s an d girl s b e for e she b e c am e the moth e r of Whaka
.
c al m r e pos e Ap akur a
strol l e d dow n to the se a b e ach t o w at ch the sun ligh t p l ayi n g
, ,
se a N ow at th at p articul ar m om e nt t h e r e h app e n e d t o b e
i n the V ici ni ty a god kno w n to mor t al s as Ron go t ak a w i n
.
,
- -
-
, , , ,
- -
.
1 28
boy ? ,
w ay .
,
.
h u m an b e in g an d so I gr e w t o b e as y ou s e e m e n o w But I
, .
am your ch il d an d n o o n e e ls e s Ron go t ak a w iu n am e d m e ’
- -
.
Whakatau p o tiki -
.
.
,
home
Te h uru huru w as no d oubt at firs t a littl e s urpris e d to
.
- -
fi n d a s o n brought h om e t o h i m i n t h is m y s t e rious m an n er ;
bu t n o t impos si b l y th e r e w e r e circum s t an c e s w it h in hi s o w n
k now l e dg e w hich l e n t co nfirm atio n to the t al e An d Whaka .
, ,
,
F o r so m e .
re c e ntl y com e am on gs t th e m
,
w h e r e he w o uld be f o r e v e r u s e l e s s if he d id n o t ac t u ally
m e e t hi s d e at h i n h i s e n coun t e r The w hol e d e sig n w as
,
, ,
c l usi o n
If hi s an t agon ist s sup e rior w e igh t tol d ag ain s t Tu Whaka
.
'
t h e m s e lv e s i n r e g ar d t o hi s st re ng t h Tu Whaka s O pp on e n t
,
’
. .
. The .
d e cl ar e d ano t h e r
.
,
Y o u s houl d h av e don e t h at
I t i s al w ay s the w ay N o t o n e of t h e m but cou ld h av e
, .
e v e nt .
, ,
an d e n t hu si asti c
.
B ut the ph y sic al
su f fe rin g he e n dur e d w as as n oth i n g comp ar e d t o the m o rti fi
.
a nd the .
1 32
v e n i n g sp ac e to w h e r e Tu Whaka s at an d j us t as the h e ad o f , ,
at on c e f e l l d e ad .
The p e op l e
w e r e ov e rw h e l m e d by the distur b an c e cr e at e d an d t h e ir j ud g
.
b e st m e n W h y th e n m ak e a fu s s about h im ? Th e y soo n
.
U ru o M an ono
- -
.
t
A h, w hi he r d o h he s ray t t ,
t
Why arri es he the w e ary ho u r,
t
S hu n s he the he a , f e ars he the sho we r ,
fi
Dre ad s he the e rc e Ati ap ai p o w e r, H
t
Why d o h he stay
1 34
e o ve d , M au re a c a l s , b u t c a s i n v ai n
H e c o m es no t N o , n ev e r ag ai n
Ake ! Ake !
t t
Go d s ha are m i g h y , g o d s ha t t t t
t tt g re a
are ,
Gaz e f ro m thy sp he re s , p i y o u r s a e .
t
Y e ad am an g o d s w ho , i n d arkes shad e s e o w , t b l
l
Y e t e n d a re ad y e ar to so un d s o f hum an w o e
Go d s i n the b l a c kes t re g i o n s o f P0 ,
ll Dw e i n g f ar i n d i m d ep th b l
s e ow .
~
.
F ro m P 0 to Te Rei n g a I b esee c h yo u to ai d
The an gu i sh o f t B l t a thdm
b ro ke n he ar
,
e ho d hi s w re c e aid
tp t t
.
Gi v t M i a rate a sw ee e ac e , sw e e
B h l d th b whi h d h b t
e o re s ,
e o e so s c re n er re as
O d ll t t h i t h t m ul p i qu k
s- o r ea
-
o s as or n n
A d y
n o u, u es e ar w re o us ass o n a e
f t h l i b k w i th g i f
, .
O
L m ti g hi fi b —hi hi f
ur a er es ro en r e ,
a en n s rs t- o rn s c e .
A d 0 f m p l t p l l t l m u th d ll
l
n , , ro o e o o e e c a o ro s un e rs ro ,
T m k th p i g f th b v T Wh k
’
o ar e as s n o e ra e u a a s so u
m th it pi g f l
.
O w ee
m wi t h g i hi t
ur o er s s n o r o rn ,
H b er o so an u s s o rn .
A d ll y i i l d t u m u lt fu y i w
ith m
n a o u se as n uo us r r se ,
0 h k th m ky h v d p i i g i
’
s a e e ur ea en w en s es a r n c r es
i t il l d ly l
.
O u r s s e rs w a
g ht th y d b t g
ou a o ne,
A d n no u c an e o u ro an .
O , i f f l g i f y fi
ro ar n e ar uv if w v r e ,
e e rc e , oc e ro us a es ,
E h i d d td l
c o n y f
ea es di g v u n e ss e ar re so un n c a es
t g
.
p
A g i f w hi h d ib
h l f th t i b
r e c no on ue c an e sc r e
I w il d b y h
’
s a t e w o e o e r e .
0 l m t y hill d v l d g g d k d d p
0 w il y bl t wi d th t
a en ,
e s an a es , an o r es ar an ee ,
h w p
’
a e us e ro us n s a o er t e o c e an s ee
Y b ud t h t f i u l d bu t i b l m
.
,
wo
P i h d yi l d m p fum
e s a a n rs n oo ,
er s an e no o re er e .
135
Y e f rui s ha i n the f o re s g ro w ,
0 d ro o p an d ro t , yo ur g ri e to sho w f .
0 , y e s hi n i n g f o un ai n s t
O , ye ho usan d sp ark i n g t l ri ll
R t t t ll
s,
ai n i n e ars o f an g u i sh f o r hi s w o rs o f hum an i s
t t l
.
0 , all hi n g s b e au i f u an d f ai r ,
0 j o i n w i h u s i n o ur d e sp ai r t .
An d 0 , ye s n o w c ap p d m o u n a n s , sm o d e ri n g at the
’
ti ul
t l
- c o re ,
0 b u rs i n uri d fl am e ad d yo u r e ar i n sp i ri n g ro ar f -
Tu Whaka c o m es n o t—c o m es n o t e e rm o re !
.
v
T t f t f ll f m h ky
l
t
h t
o rre n s o e ars a ro e s ,
S h bi d th fly
’
N
t a
g ht w i l ft
c re ec - r s o er e o c e an ,
ou b tt w p
no d di s e us u o ee an e
Ak e ! Ake ! Ake !
- -
o ,
Tau
p aroro Taup aro ro
Gr e at l y e x ci t e d by thi s s ingul ar h allucin ation Mairate a
, .
A g ai n th e y r attl e d
an d ag ai n th e y s e e m e d to s ay
.
, ,
Ah e xcl aim e d M ai ra te a
Th e r e i s n o o n e to l am e n t
o v e r y ou 0 1 t o av e n g e th y d e at h ! W e l l m ay y ou l am e n t ;
.
”
w e l l m ay y o u gri e v e
But al t hou g h n e w s mi ght t r av e l s lo w l y i n t ho s e d ays
.
n e w s d id tr av e l an d in d u e t i m e a k no w l e dg e of the f acts co n
, ,
, ,
-
,
a g re at d e al o f tim e .
, ,
“ “
The , ,
! -
tai p akihi t he
“
H akire re an d the Mahun u a w at e a -
o f oth e rs al l of w hi ch w e r e duly n am e d
,
The to p bo ard s .
W hil s t th e s e pro .
t he p assion s of the br av e s an d s t im u l at e th e m to r e v e ng e
,
t t an d c ano e s pu t t o s e a s o t hat th e r e
,
p o t i ki ,
m or e h a n a hou s ,
, ,
s e nt forw ard the firs t colu m n to the att ack o f an im agi n ary
fo e A w ay th e y w e nt w i t h sh out s an d y e ll s an d mu ch
Th e y spr an g upo n th e ir
.
br an dish i n g of sp e ars an d
suppos e d e n e my an d inflic t e d an intol e r abl e d e al of bloodl e ss
s l aught e r Th e n the s e con d colum n br av e l y ad v an cing the
firs t colum n r e t ir e d i n ord e r t o r e cup e r at e th e ir w i nd an d
.
,
1 e f o rm th e i 1 r an k s if i n an y w ay t h e y s houl d h av e h app e n e d
.
1 38
- -
.
o f th e ir appro a ch
h ou s e W h e n n e ar to Uru o M an on o th e y c augh t a m an
,
- -
ab ou t
, ,
p l ac e w h e r e con v e rs at io n w as n o t l ik e ly to be ov e rh e ard
.
an s w e r e d H ioi
T e l l m e i n w h at p ar t o f U ru o M anon o do e s Poporo
, .
- -
k e w a sl e e p ? d e m an d e d Whakatau P o tiki -
gr e at h ou s e sl ee ps he r e p li e d H ioi
H e h ath a di s t in guishin g m ark by w h ich he m ay b e
.
, ,
k no w n h at h he not
,
“
Aye s aid H ioi a n y o n e c an at o nc e r e cognis e Popor o
t hrough o n e of h i s fron t t e e t h b e i n g b rok e n
, ,
“
G oo d ! e x cl ai m e d Whakatau No w I am do n e N o
“
st ay T e l l m e i n w h at p ar t of the gr e at h ou s e dot h m y si st e r
.
, ,
? ”
s lee p
Clos e b y the door sl e e p s Mai rate a w as the an sw e r ,
.
H o w do s t th ou f e e l n o w ?
.
d e m an d e d Whaka tau
I d o n o t f e e l so w e l l as I di d a m inu t e ag o co ntri v e d to
.
c ar e w as
t ak e n th at Hioi s hou ld n e v e r sp e ak m or e H i s t ongu e w as
, , ,
“
,
me Ro us e her i f s he sl e e p s an d i n dic at e to he r th at s he i s
t o foll o w y o u ; t h e n l e ad he r to m e com m an d e d Whakatau
.
,
coul d m ak e n o r e p ly H i s s il e n c e an n oy e d th e m g re atly
. .
1 39
N o t f ar had she
, , ,
, ,
“
with on ly a f e w follo w e rs s he ask e d B ut w h e r e are th y ,
p e opl e ?
“
Th e r e r e pli e d Whakatau str e t ch in g o u t hi s arm an d
i nd ic at i ng t h at hi s w ar riors l ay all rou nd the p l ac e
, ,
“
T he y
w i ll com e at m y s ign al For m e I propos e t o e n t e r U ru o .
,
-
M anon a n o w
W h at l cri e d Mai ratea w i t h but th e s e f e w ? The Ati
.
W h at t h e n w ou ld st t h ou h av e m e d o
.
,
’
If t ho um u s t n e e d s e nt e 1 U ru o M anon a O m y bi o the r
, ,
arm
A s t h e y w e r e p roc e e din g t o t he gr e at h ou s e \Vhakatau i n
.
_
Po poro k e w a sl e p t an d he r e c e iv e d the s am e an s w e r
-
pol e o f t he h ou s e
The p e opl e i n U ru o M an ono had c o mpo s e d t h e ms e l v e s to
.
- -
“
H o I e x cl ai m e d o n e
M ak e up the fi re m ak e i t burn brightl y s o w e c an s e e
, .
w ho t hi s str ang e r is
, ,
t o e x cl ai m l oudl y z
O h w h at a bl ack ugly f e l lo w he i s
, ,
Did e v e r an y o n e s e e su ch a sight ?
H e has co m e from P o — from t h e b l ack n e ss of P 0 He
‘
i s Tai p o-
, , ,
, ,
v an c e d , . .
c e e d in g s
t o the b ui ldin g an d i n a sh or t t im e i t w as a m ass of fl am e
.
,
the f am ou s w hare km a o f U ru o M an on o f o r e v e r p as s e d aw ay
- - -
the A t i H ap ai
,
Whaka r aro -
.
1 49
Le t th e r e b e n o di fficulty ab ou t t h at s aid Ku p e ; I
.
“ “
the c an o e
V e r y w e l l t h e n as s e n t e d H o tu r ap a ; y o u g o an d
.
“ “ -
, ,
K up e w e n t o ff accord i n gl y an d wh e n H o tu r ap a n e x t saw
. .
-
,
’
-
o n the subj e ct
-
.
i nsist e d Kup e .
“
Le t m e h av e a try I thi nk I c an pul l it up su g g e st e d ,
H o tu r ap a -
’ ’
“
. .
, ,
the
“
se a .
, ,
“
N o soon e r did the b o w o f t he M at a h our a t ou c h the -
T e l ling he r t h at
an accid e n t had b e f al l e n he r h u s b and w h o w as at the c an o e
.
,
an d an x ious t o s e e he r
t h e m t o the sh or e D ir e ct ly the c ano e w as i n sight
,
.
,
h ow e v e r s he w as w h is k e d o ff he r f e e t an d s hri e kin g an d
s t rugglin g
, , o
a w a y ag al n p ad dl e s w e re o ut s ai l s w e 1 e hoist e d an d the
M at a h our a w e n t o ff d anci ng l ik e a t h ing o f l if e o v e 1 the
, , ,
, ,
a w and e r e r an d an outc as t
.
s urf ac e , , ,
l e s s wh i t he r the -
blo w n by id l e w in ds flo at e d abou t o n t he w at e rs f o r m an y
,
d ay s .
M at a hour a -
p ”
s hor e A roc ky c ap e w as round e d an d the M at a hour a
-
“ -
alon g the
s e t t i ng s un Th e n w h e n a b e au tifu l i sl an d s t udd e d b ay w as
.
,
-
,
144
an d hi s p e opl e d id n o t v e ntur e f ar in l a nd
at t ack
,
an d n o t c arin g t o w and e r an
, y dis tanc e fro m th e i r
c ano e from w hic h t h e y m ig ht b e cut o ff ; but e xc e pt birds
w h i ch w e 1 e pl e n t iful an d e asi ly c au ght t h e y d id not s e e a
, , ,
M at a h o ur a w as n o t u nd e r an y ch art e r ; he r
.
,
“
The -
“ ”
u su al d aily m onotony oc curr e d u ntil the -
a -
c av e rn th e r e .
-
-
,
h i s m e n w e r e al l pr e p ar e d fo r i t w h e n it appro ac h e d The
m o n st e r gr appl e d w i t h the c an o e thro w ing round it lon g
.
, ,
A b andon
in g its at t ack the oc t opu s t urn e d an d fl e d The p e opl e o f the
.
s e n s at io n s Th e y w e r e e ag e r to co ntinu e the fi gh t an d w i l d
,
.
.
,
-
,
1 45
t S ash —o n e of the
,
c i e n tl
y cri ic a l e izing a l arg e e mpty c al ab
v e s s e ls u s e d for c arrying w at e r—he t hr e w i t o v e rbo ard It
.
octopu s w as d e ad .
o f the - -
,
h is m e n s af e ly arriv e d .
, ,
.
,
-
. .
, ,
u su al No w P o tiki ro ro a w h o w as a v e ry lit tl e f e ll o w t o b e
i ntrust e d w i t h suc h a m e ss ag e w h e n he got t o the port al o f
.
, ,
, , ,
10 H .
1 46
f ath e r s d w e ll ing ev e r an y m or e
’
a horribl e t h in g to s l ay a h ap l e ss ch i ld an d t o d e vour hi m
r aw w as ghou lish an d at rociou s
,
Turi l am e nt e d an d th e n he
W i t h m e d it ation c am e the th ough t of r e v e ng e
.
,
m e d it at e d . .
N o o n e n ee d b e advis e d th at if p e rch an c e th e y d w e l l i n a
.
th e m s e lv e s It i s w e l l to r e m e m b e r al w ay s t h at w it h wh at
so e v e r m e asur e ye m e t e i t s h al l b e m e asur e d to yo u ag ain
.
circu m st an c e th at he had a d e ar l i t t l e b oy o f h is o w n
,
H aw e p o ti ki s Sp e ci al e n t e rt ain m e n t
.
,
’
A s an e x ampl e o n e d ay .
,
i n a pl ac e w h e r e H aw e p o ti ki cou ld n o t f ail to h e ar th e m an d
i f he f e l t i nclin e d b ut he did n o t com e from his
,
s e e th e m to o
.
,
a pi t y he w as n ot wi t h m e to s har e i n t hi s H o w he would
h av e e nj o y e d i t !
.
, ,
“
m an n e r an d b e gi n ning t o f e e l s ick w it h appr e h e ns io n I
h av e e at e n i t— wh at t h e n ?
, ,
”
H is b e ari n g i n all r e sp e ct s w as w or t h y o f a gr e at
,
n o e m otio n .
“ “
- -
,
w ould t ak e a f e arful r e v e n g e an d s o t h e y h av e p as s e d i nt o a ,
prov e rb .
,
,
i mm e n s e l y t o t h e ir gr atifi c ation At w h at e v e r co st to hi m s e l f
he w oul d no t giv e th e m th at s ati sf ac t io n
.
B an gi at e a
-
It w as i n this h om e w h e re tw o o f h is ch i ldr e n
.
Tu r an gai m ua an d Tan e ro ro a
- -
w e r e born to hi m by
Bongo ron go hi s w if e The l att e r o f his c hildr e n w as st il l
-
, .
t
O l et the rib e s b e sum m o n e d f ro m the s o u h , t
t
O h l e t the ri b e s b e s um m o n e d f ro m the n o r h t
N t
Le t g a i Ru an ui c o m e i n f o rc e
N t
Le t g a i Ro n g o tea s w arri o rs to o b e he re ,
’
t
T t
ha w e m ay al l o u r f o es d es ro y , t
t
An d s we ep he m u e r y aw ay tt l
t l t t l
.
a son g .
o f U e n uku .
“
Th at s ong is m e an t for m e I am to b e the s ubj e ct of
t his v e n g e an c e e x cl ai m e d Turi at o n c e d ivi nin g the m e an
.
”
, ,
O h Turi ! it s e e m e t h to m e t h at
,
’
“
Turi s f at h e r i n l aw s aid - -
th ou an d th in e s t an d in a v e ry s e riou s pr e dic am e n t
, ,
Aye t h at I k e e n ly f e e l
.
t h e r e r e m ai n s b ut o n e o f tw o
.
“
Th e n s aid the o l d m an
cours e s .
r e sor t t o fligh t an s w e r e d To t o
, ,
Fl igh t Ah w hi t h e r c an I fl y ?
.
,
e x cl aim e d Turi
th ith e r
r e pl i e d Turi doub t fu ll y
.
“
Aye I h av e i nd ee d h e ard
o f such a l an d bu t w h il s t som e b e li e v e i n K up e s t al e m an y
, .
, , ,
’
do n o t .
found l an d som e w h e r e .
“
The po w e r o f the gods is v e ry gr e at r e m ark e d Turi
s e nt e n t iously
,
“
,
murmur e d Toto T h e n he
, ,
.
, , .
an d t h e r e t h ou an d th y p e opl e m ay d w e l l f o r a t im e i n s af e ty
,
an d
h av e p ass e d a w ay thou an d t h e y m ay r e turn ag ain
S hou ld st thou f ai l to fi nd the l an ds an d p e ri s h at se a it will
.
,
’
”
Aye an sw e r e d Turi th at ag ai n i s tru e but if I w ould
go th e r e i s stil l the di fficulty t h a t I h av e n o t a c ano e l arg e
, , ,
e n ough t o t ak e m y p e op l e
,
promptly r e pl i e d Toto .
O ut o f
h alf Toto had b e e n e n ab l e d to m ak e a l arg e c an o e ;
.
e ach
c ano e — the “
Ao te a — he n o w g av e t o Turi the h usb and
”
-
T hu s bo t h h i s son s i n l aw
,
of o n e tr e e Th e y w e r e s ist e r c ano e s
. .
ke te
-
r an gi Tu au al so brough t b ack w ith hi m two b ail e rs
-
A t l as t
.
i t i s h ard t h us t o p art
.
“ ’
O Tu au s aid Turi
It i s an s w e r e d Tuau but it mu st b e it is b e s t so
.
, ,
” “
t h ou h ad s t b e s t com e to se a a
, , .
, ,
n e s s o f e arl y m ornin g t he “
Ao te a m ov e d aw ay o n he r -
e dibl e r a t s in box e s
,
som e t am e gr e e n p arro t s a fe w p e t
p uke ko e s o r l arg e w at e r h e n s an d m an y o t h e r th ings lik e ly
, ,
Ao t e a s
’
the
’
‘ -
-
,
, ,
an d he b e g an to t al k to th e m as c he e r fu l y as possi b l e i n ord e r
,
, , , ,
as i f he had s udd e n ly b e co m e s t on e d e af
,
Th e n Tu au f e ll to .
153
I s h al l n e v e r m or e b e hol d yo u ag ain
,
to w h ich I am goin g ?
an d a gr e a t d e al m or e to the s am e e ffe ct I n d e e d the gri e f
b u t the o b dur at e h e art o f the
.
,
o f Tu au w as v e ry touc hin g
c hi e f r e m ai n e d un mov e d
Pri
so t h at th e r e
.
o ut di s t ur b an c e
,
.
,
th e m
S e e in g ho w he k e p t up hi s w o n d e rfu l Spirit an d e n dur an c e
.
s id e th e y c al l e d hi m M aru :
,
“
H er e 1 s M aru ! Look at
M aru Se e ho w he sw im s O M aru !
Th e n as he f e l t h i m s e lf g e tt in g tir e d an d the dist an c e
,
m e l iv e 1 11 the w orl d a l i t tl e l o n g e r
, , ,
he cri e d
Th is sp e e ch t i c k l e d the hu m our o f Turi s o t h at b y hi s ord e rs
, .
s i d e an d he w a s h aul e d o n bo ard a
, g
Throu gh h aving l ai n ashor e l o n g u nu s e d by Toto s p e opl e ’
had b e com e v e 1 y d r y an d
,
an d
Ao te a w as st ee r e d f o r th is i sl an d w hich w as n am e d R angi
-
as p o s si bl e .
T an g a k ak ariki h avin g -
the po w e rs of t h e ir d e i ti e s Co m e m an if e s t your
,
“
c allin g
s e lv e s to u s O y e gods ! M ak e h as t e an d d e cl ar e the fu t ur e
, , ,
t o u s I t m ay be n o w th at w e sh al l n o t su cc e e d i n p assi n g
, ,
, ,
Ti the p o s t w hi c h s t an d s ab o ve t hee
, ,
N
,
Th e n by r e p e at in g ov e r t h e ir c an o e the po w e rful pr ay e rs
,
-
, ,
l on g tim e if n o t fo r e v e r r e m ov e d fro m it
,
B u t al as ! n o ,
.
,
1 56
“
on bo ard the Ao te a w h os e com m an d e r had k e pt th e m
-
,
“ “
the B irin o is d e riv e d the prov e rb ,
th e y kn e w n o t wh ith e r
w as th at t h e y w oul d p e rish as the p e o p l e o f t he
.
“
Birin o
had don e or d i e s til l m or e m i s e r ab ly of st arv at io n upon the
lon e ly w as t e of w at e rs The s igh t of l an d th e r e for e r e stor e d
,
“
Ao te a -
.
B ut n o tw i th
st an di n g the s c arci t y an d the th1 e ate n e d hu n g e r w hich loo m e d
.
,
,
g fo r a ,
s w im m e r ab andon e d h im to hi s doo m
,
.
w e r e c e r t ai n —th e s e re d thi ng s ( w hi ch w e r e n o o t h e r t h an
.
the o l d p ahutukaw a fl o w e rs -
,
, ,
o rd e r t o as c e rt ai n w h e th e r it w as g oo d e nough f o r an pur
y
pos e o f pr ac t ic al cu ltiv at io n an d b e c aus e of t h at ac t of h is he ,
, ,
-
,
the h e ad of Turi .
an d ,
ampin g pl ac e w as n am e d K apu ni
-
or the c amping p l ac e of -
He
T h e n r e m e m b e ring
, .
t he di st or t e d foot of Tuan u i a te r a
.
,
he n am e d anot h e r pl ac e - - -
Th e n a h ead l an d w h e r e t h e r e w as a n atur al
,
O hi n gahap e .
,
Whitikau is
situ at e d fi v e m i l e s n or t h of P at e a From thi s r e l at ion o f
.
i t w il l
.
to p e a .
n i ri e
g I t had a door Sil l o r t hr e s hold the n am e o f w h ic h w as
.
-
-
, ,
P ae ahu a
-
The w e ll w h ich he du g w as k now n as P ar ar a ki
.
-
te uru
-
The w ood e n sp ad e w h ich Turi m ad e f o r h is ow n
.
Tup u t upu
,
- -
- -
TH E LE G E N D O F T U RA : ( A F A IRY S T ORY ) .
tr av e l s .
Tu r a w as a chi e f i n H aw a i ki of a v e r y
, , ,
an d hi s child -
, ,
sp e e d .
r
A Mao ri F ai y .
1 62
'
.
,
,
.
Sh oul d b e pu t as h or e th e r e Whi ro gl ad to b e ri d of h i s .
,
‘
an d
yi e l di n g y e ll o w s and s he ran W h e n he turn e d t o co m e b ack
, ,
, ,
w it h , ,
the op e n se a .
r e fug e he d e sir e d .
r u s h e d up
s e e m e d j oyou s ly to fl o at o n the Sh in i n g w at e rs un t il it b e c am e
,
,
1 63
l on g sh ado w s
a cross the s w ard h aving str ay e d som e dist an c e i nl and from
the shor e Tur a w as a s t ound e d to h e ar p e al s of m e rry l aught e r
,
, ,
e ag e r l y.
pr e s e nt ly he b e c am e q uit e
f as cin at e d an d foun d it i mpossi bl e to lon g w i t hdr aw hi s
,
n o w an d st il l .
“
Ho ! he e x cl aim e d th e y are gon e
About the s am e hour as t h at i n w h ich he had pr e vious ly
, .
Th e y w e r e th e r e l aughin g Si n ging an d
.
, , ,
“
bon e s , Oh ,
I h av e h e ard of suc h as th ou ; th ou art a
m ort al .
am Tur a -
, ,
m ort al
’
“
M os t m i s e r ab l e d e cl ar e d Tur a “
An d you O m aid e n
,
.
, ,
w ho m ay y ou an d t hy p e opl e b e ?
“ ” “
My n am e an sw e r e d the m aid e n , i s Tu r aki hau an d ,
- -
“
, ,
m ort al
W ith the m orn in g b e am s w e n t o n Tu r aki hau t aki n g
.
“ - -
, ,
“ ’
no noti c e of Tur a s rud e com pli m e nt from wood s an d
sh ado w s w e com e for t h to r e v e l i n the gl ad sun shin e B y
,
“
I nd e e d I wi sh I w e r e a f airy r e m ark e d Tur a g l an cing
, , ,
“
A h I w is h th ou w e rt too so t hou n o lon g e r would st ’
b e m is e r ab l e r e pl i e d Tu —
r ak i hau he r sof t ey e s glis t e ni ng
, ,
”
-
, ,
- -
- -
- -
w ould n e v e r b e h ol d th e m m or e
It h app e n e d o n e d ay w h e n ou t w ith the f airi e s rompin g
.
ov e r a cli ff
gr e w al on g the e dg e w h ilst w i t h w i ld p e cul i ar cri e s w hich
.
pow e r .
- -
Co n .
, ,
“
e xcl a im e d O Tur a I kn o w n ot ho w it i s t h at thou dost
, ,
1 67
”
,
r e sultl e ss f ai l .
“
O Tur a I k no w n o t wh at th e s e w ords m ay m e an
, ,
’
r e p li e d t he f airy m aid e n Wh y Shou ld st t ho u r e si st m e
w hy s h oul d s t th ou n o t l e t m y ch ar m s do th e e good
”
’
?
T h y ch arm s h av e su bdu e d m e an d s o I w is h to d i e
‘
, ,
a ns w e r e d Tur a .
- -
dos t th ou not u nd e r
.
,
must d i e .
-
.
“
For w hat purpos e s hould I l iv e ? W h at has lif e n o w to
o ffe r t o s uc h as I ? murmur e d Tur a .
“
Liv e to b e h app y as on c e t h ou w e rt r e pli e d Tu r aki
, ,
-
hau quick ly
I s i t to be h appy w h e n hun g e ring t hou w alk e s t alon g
.
- -
.
,
her i n h i s arm s
Of cours e it w i ll b e u n d e rstood th at as soo n as the d e sir e
.
hau at o n c e o p e r at e d an d im m e di a t e l y e n do w e d h i m w ith
a str e n gth e qu a l t o the p e rform an c e o f an y l iv e l y e vol utio n
,
- -
,
e n clo s e d
.
1 68
n o w i sh th at w as n o t c ap abl e o f b e in g i n st an t ly gr at ifi e d ; b ut
ah th e r e w as t h at o n e s orrow o f wh ic h Tur a as ye t kn e w
nothi ng to w h ich all f airy lif e w as subj e c t in O t e a B ut
, ,
Tu r ak i hau w as ab out to b e co m e
.
,
he w as soon to kn o w .
- -
d e n tl y had b e e n w e e pin g .
he ad u pon h i s b r e ast an d w e pt
.
“
look up
a n d t e l l m e w h at i s the sou rc e o f th y troubl e ? Bu t Tu r aki
, ,
hau sp ak e n o w ord S he on ly w e pt
O Tu r ak i hau w i f e o f m y h e ar t lif e o f m y lif e j o y of
, .
- -
, ,
- -
“ ”
, ,
m en t
th at I m ust l e av e t h is
.
“
s he
“
I s it n o t e n ou gh cri e d , ,
th ou dost .
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- -
s he foun d a h air t h at w as w h i t e —p e rf e c t ly wh i t e
,
w h at i s th i s 9
.
”
Ah m y b e lov e d s he cri e d
, , , .
A wh it e h air H o I h av e n e v e r s e e n such a th in g
b e for e s aid Tu r aki hau i n ton e s of am az e m e n t
.
,
”
- -
r ac e s aid Tur a
B ut ho w is i t th at I com b ing y o ur h e ad so fr e qu e ntl y
, .
“
, ,
“
, .
“
e cho e d Tu r aki hau - -
trus t i t i s a good om e n ?
I t i s an i ndic at ion giv e n t o our r ac e t o w arn of f ai li n g
s t r e ngth o f i n firm ity an d o f the body s appro achi n g d e c ay
’
ah e ad .
O m y h u sb an d m y b e lov e d c an it b e t h at w e m u st
.
p art ? S he so b b e d
, , ,
N o t at on c e —not im m e di at e ly — th e r e m ay b e m an y
.
ab l v p ar t
T h e n as Tu r ak i hau s til l w e pt he w e n t on I t w as wron g
.
- -
of m e to s e e k yo u as I d id I s hould h av e r e m e m b e r e d t h at a
, , ,
had n e v e r w e d .
“
O h s ay not so m y hu sb a n d e x cl aim e d Tu r a ki hau - -
Ka ta m kt a fac e 71c ,
an d wo m e n ; t h e y m arri e d an d c am e t o h av e f a mil y ti e s an d
f amily c ar e s of t h e ir o w n The o ld m an w it h i ncr e asin g
f e e b l e n e ss w e n t from o n e h om e t o an oth e r of h is chi ldr e n
.
s e e kin g to h av e e xt e nd e d to h i m som e o f t h at s y mp at h y
,
pr e s e ntly hi s pr e s e nc e c am e to b e r e g ard e d as a n ui s an c e
Ah the pi t y of i t ; w h at a sh am e ful t hing i t i s th at o n e
.
n on e s o poor as d o ,
h im r e v e r e nc e .
Sp e c te d h im an d w an d e rin g a w ay into a s e c l ud e d an d d e s e rt
p art of the i sl and b uilt f o r h im s e lf an o t h e r bo w e r
, ,
, H ere .
-
,
b e w e l l ad v an c e d i n y e ars
w e l l be b e li e v e d f e ll copiously an d f as t w h e n h is m in d dw e l t
.
,
h im of hi s utt e r an d n e gl e ct e d l o n e l in e ss o f h i s d e sp air
, , . .
1 72
y
,
t he story o f hi s f a h e r s e r ay al ee n l ef to
’
an d ho w he had
t
,
t
.
a t im e w h e n h e r e w e r e trou bl e s an d dis s e n si on s an d i n t e r
trib al w arfar e i n V a v au an d so at l as I ra tu roto d e cid e d to
-
t - -
y b t
,
c an o e he s ai l e d aw a f o r H aw a iki T he n , n othin g w as m or e -
t t t t t
, .
n a ur al th an h a he Sh ould c al l at O e a H e r e he mi gh .
p e rch an c e di sco v e r tr ac e s o f h i s f at h e r ; p e rh ap s fin d h is
b on e s w h ich he coul d c arry aw ay w i h him I ra u ro o t -
t -
t
O t
, .
- -
H ere
s hortly aft e r hi s arriv al Tur a f e l l asl e e p p as sing qui e t ly aw ay
.
,
T H E LE G E N D O F W A I H U KA -
.
Wai h uk a w as a n o b l e chi e f w ho d w e l t 1 n H aw a 1 k1 an d
- -
w ho had f o r b ro t h e r Tu te — a b as e s coun dr e l
,
am o am o as - -
wi l l pr e s e nt ly app e ar -
a tt ach e d to
Hi n e te k ak ar a w ho m e v e ry b od y w i t h an y p r e t e n s ion to
,
- -
f e e l in g o r t ast e ad m ir e d H in e — te k ak ar a i t sh oul d b e s t at e d
,
-
.
, ,
m o m e nt the i nf am ou s Tu —
,
te am o — am o co n c e iv e d a w ild m ad -
r e v e al e d to t he virtuous Hin e te k ak ar a t h e y w e r e at on c e
,
- -
r e j e ct e d w ith s corn B ut Tu te am o am o h ow e v e r w as n o t.
- - -
, ,
1 74
b roth e r W h om he had
v e ry r e aso n to suppos e would b e e
b e h in d h i m
The cut t i ng o f the rop e o f cours e at on c e appris e d Wai
.
am o am o -
b e c au s e he kn e w th at su c h a cours e woul d on l y
s e rv e t o e xh au st h im s e lf at a ti m e wh e n he n e e d e d al l h i s
,
- - -
-
,
c an o e up on the sh or e an d h idin g it u nd e r so m e bu s h e s th at
gr e w n e ar b y he pro c e e d e d t o the h o m e o f Wai huk a H e -
- -
l aw T h e n s he to o w ai l e d an d l am e n t e d the fl o o d g at e s of -
,
.
e fforts ,
-
tion ; an y w ay Hin e te k ak ar a dr i e d he r t e ar s an d ag ai n - -
a t t ain e d he r f e e t
,
- - -
I know
you an d w h at you m e an I f m y hu sb an d i s d e ad l e av e m e t o
.
.
, ,
m y gri e f
Your hus b an d i s d e ad I am h i s bro t h e r an d so r e l at e d
.
.
,
ag ai n adv a n cin g .
“
M y sorro w i s m y o w n I w i l l n ot sh ar e it wit h you
Ge t b ack I t e l l you —g o
. .
cri e d H in e te k ak ar a - -
- - -
,
- - -
.
,
bu t no an s w e r w as vouch s af e d to
.
.
,
r e si st an c e do w n .
W ho i s t h e r e
, ,
It is I Tu te am o am o ! w as the r e spon s e - - -
0 Tu te am o am o go aw ay an d I w ill sp e ak w i t h th e e
, .
- - -
, ,
t o morro w
-
.
N ay I wi l l n ot go aw ay ; I mu st sp e ak w ith t h e e to
n ight in sis t e d Tu te am o am o
,
- - -
, .
1 76
- -
.
“
Th e n w ill I p ul l the h ous e do w n shout e d the furiou s ,
as if he in t e nd e d to c arry o u t h i s purpo s e at on c e
F o r w h at purpos e w oul d s t th ou Sp e ak wi t h m e ?
.
in
quir e d Hi n e te k ak ar a t hin king it b e s t t o t e mpori s e i n s uc h
- -
,
thr e at e n in g circum st an c e s .
an s w e r e d Tu te am o am o ; -
w e l l dost th ou kno w ho w I re
- -
g ard th e e .
“
O st ay aw hil e pl e a d e d H in e te k ak ar a le t m e l a - -
i nf atu at e d m an
, ,
G o aw ay go a w ay ; th e r e i s p l e n t y of t i m e ye t for t h e e
.
, ,
B e hol d t h e s e word s
,
.
( Th e r e i s p l e n t y of t i m e ye t for t h e e Tu te am o am o )
.
, , ,
am o - - -
Tu te am o am o th e n b e c am e as o n e quit e m ad H e
- - -
, ,
e ng ag e d h is r ag e b e c am e fur iou s an d e n do w e d hi m w i t h a
gi an t s s t r e ng t h O n the o t h e r h and the p e rf e ctl y u nlook e d
’
.
,
- - -
- -
.
,
te am o am o lif e l e s s f e l l
- -
.
he r husb and .
TH E L EGE ND o r TH E RE V E N GE OF RU A T AP U -
.
A w ay b ack i n v e ry an ci e nt t im e s th e r e dw e l t i n H aw a ik i -
-
r angi had ’
-
, ,
s acr e d to him
Rua t apu u nfor t un at e ly h app e n e d to b e of inf e rior birt h
.
-
, ,
, ,
be r e g ard l e ss of al l cons e qu e n c e s
W h il st w an d e rin g moodily b y the shor e o n e l ov e l y m orning
, .
- -
no f e w e r i t is s aid t h an o n e hu n dr e d an d forty — al l of t h e m of
, ,
, ,
12 H .
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a n d a you t h n am e d P ai ke a
, , ,
e v e ry soul
,
on bo ard p e ri sh e d .
.
, ,
w h at qu art e r sh all d an g e r co m e ? an d W h at s h ap e sh al l
d e struc t io n as sum e ? But the m as s of the p e opl e shrugg e d
th e ir sh ould e rs pl ant e d t h e ir ku m e r as an d w e n t t h e ir w ay
B y i nc an t at ion s w h ich n o d e ity k n o w n t o m e n
, ,
as u su al .
ri s e W it h an im m e n s e s w e e p i n g ru sh —a t id al w av e—o n
,
H e w as .
- -
a t H a w a iki -
—d e a t h a n d d e sol at io n e v e ry wh e r e pr e v ail e d
,
The p e opl e .
god s in c an t at ion s w e r e r e p e at e d — T a n e B an gi
.
.
al l the
R e h n a & c Th e n the f e m al e s s av e d w e r e n 0 t forgo t t e n
, ,
Al l the i nc an t at io n s an d c e i e m o n i e s th e y cou ld
, ,
( the void )
t h in k o f w e r e r e p e at e d s o t h a t n o du t y sh ould b e l e f t
.
- - - -
T HE LE GE N D OF KAU WH AN GA .
-
,
No w w h e t h e r i t w as b ec au s e the p e opl e on
, , ,
the Te Ai tan ga .
,
i n r e g ard to w h i c h will n e v e r b e kn o w n it i s c e rt ai n th at th e y
t ook to kil lin g t he ir ch ildr e n A kin d of m adn e s s s e e m e d t o
,
a n d ask e d t h at som e
, ,
“ “
Y es -
e ar t h qu ak e s t h at w il l fright e n t h e m o ut o f t h e ir e vil
, ,
an d ,
cours e s
S o M at a aho s e n t e arthqu ak e s to Kau w han ga an d the
.
Aft e r a
l i tt l e wh il e h o w e v e r w h e n the e ar t hqu ak e s had c e as e d t h e y
.
forgo t t h e ir f e ars an d ag ai n b e g an to ki l l th e ir ch il dr e n Th e n
, , ,
T he n M at a aho - -
s mok e
do n o t tortur e the p e op l e wi t h
.
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, ,
p e opl e p e ris h
M at a aho pr e f e rr e d hi s o w n pl an o f using a vol c an o to d e
.
gr e a t ru s h the w at e r s s w e pt ov e r i t s o t h at b u t l i t tl e of
,
THE LE GE N D OF B U AP E K AP E K A .
- -
M at a aho
-
Throu gh t h e s e pl ai n s r an a high ridg e o r r ang e
k n ow n as M ang aro a an d t h e r e w as al s o a big m oun t ai n know n
.
of the trib e s of H ap uw ai an d w h e n th e y w e r e al l g at h e r e d to
e t o ld t h e m all he had l e arn e d f 1 o m Kup e
,
g e th e 1 a t his p a h
an d oth e rs t h at had gon e to A O te a ro a an d r e turn e d ag ain
H e s pok e ab ou t w h at a b e autiful l and Ao te a i o a w as — o f i t s
.
sh ad e an d sh e lt e r an d o f i t s su n w h ich n e v e r
,
aff ord in g
blist e r e d an d scorch e d lik e the s u n o f H aw a—
,
iki T he y s hould
go to t h is n e w l and an d d w e l l t h e r e i n p e ac e an d
.
all
s e curity an d for th at purpo s e th e y sh ould build l arg e c ano e s
F o r a t i m e the ch i e fs list e n e d to Bu ap e kap e ka in si l e n c e
, .
an d af t e r a wh il e
,
“
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m ust g o
I t w i ll t ak e a lon g ti m e to bui ld
.
“
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th e s e c an o e s i n the f 0 1 e s t an d bring t h e m to the w at e r
,
An d ye t a no t h e r s aid
.
“
W h e n w e h av e bui lt th e s e m am
c an o e s wh ic h wil l t ak e a l on g t im e an d st 0 1 e d th e m w i t h p 1 0
,
H ap uw ai w h at if the c an o e s g e t s e p ar at e d an d so m e o f our
p e opl e l and i n Ao te a ro a at o n e p l ac e an d som e at ano t h e r s o
,
- -
t h at th e y h av e n o str e ng th t o m e e t t h e ir fo e s an d m ay n e v e r
,
c ano e s e v e r g e t to Ao te a ro a at al l ? - -
m igh t b e .
se t out t o visit t he ch i e fs o n e by o n e at al l t he di f fe r e n t p as of
.
,
t he tim e he g o t b ack to h i s p a he w as v e ry an gr y
,
Th e r e
upon Buap e kap e ka bitt e rl y curs e d the ch i e fs of the t ri b e s of
.
the H ap u w ai t h e y an d al l th e ir p e opl e
, R e p e at in g a po w e r .
184
su m e to e nt e r in t o a co m p e t i t ion w i t h hi s e l d e rs
, ,
Poor l ad - -
b ad w ay
y t t
.
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-
r e alis e d h at i w as a d uty i n c u m
-
t
b e n upon he r to ch ee r the droopi n g spiri s o f th i s s ad y out h t
an d t
o l e n d hi m a l it l e e ncour ag e m e n t Gay an d sprightly t
t t
.
h e rs e l f , it n atur a l ly d e pr e ss e d he r h a an y o n e should b e
b
m i s e r a l e an d o n he r accou nt to o
,
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ki n dl y to B uru te i n a an d he ch e e r e d up surprisin gl y H er
- -
t t t t
, .
si mp l e s e n e nc e s w il l produ c e Ruru te i n a e c am e w ho l l y - -
t t
.
t
,
t un e bu t h i s
Ruru an d B o a b e c am e w e d d e d m an an d w if e H e had
.
N o w n e ar b y w h e r e t h e y ch an c e d to g o ash or e t h e r e d w e l t a
.
- - -
n o e vil
- -
Ah w h at a d i r e
a n d f a t e ful l ov e w a s h e rs Ruru r e s is t e d he r an d tr e at e d he r
. .
,
hi m ‘
an d s e t i t o n fi re an d s o N ga r ar a hu a rau t he s orc e r e s s - - -
w e ll d e s e rv e d
I n d ue cours e Ruru an d the lov e l y b rid e he had w o n
.
w h om a gr e a t spirit o f ad mir at io n f e ll Th e y l iv e d lo ng an d
.
,
- -
.
T H E L E GE N D OF PA T U N G A TAPU -
.
T am a n ui a B ak i a ch i e f o f H aw a —
- -
iki w as a v e ry ugly
-
, ,
m an N o w ugl in e s s i s o n e o f th o s e m i s fortun e s o f wh i ch
i t i s giv e n to v e ry f ew t o p o ss e ss an y g e nuin e k n o wl e d g e
.
,
- - -
e r s e n t im e n t s i n the m a tt e1
.
,
v e in h so th at T am a nui a R ak i
y g -
,
t h at he r hus b an d gr e w ug li e 1 an d u gl i e r e v e ry d ay an d th an
, ,
b e t w e e n h im an d h is w if e w h om i nd e e d he fond ly lov e d
, .
Th e n as if t he gri e f e n g e nd e r e d by a s e n s e of h is d e pl or abl e
uglin e ss w as n o t su ffici e n t f o r him to b e ar t h e r e c am e upo n
,
the sc e n e o n e w h o w as as p e rf e ct i n f ac e a n d form as an
Apol lo T am a n ui a R ak i cou ld n o t h e l p b ut adm ir e him ;
.
- - -
T am a nui a R ak i e n t e r e d h i s d w e llin g n o w d e s e rt e d an d
.
- - -
mo s t un h appy condi t io n
, , ,
Th e n he g av e w ay to g ri e f Eu
. .
No w th e r e are f e w it i s to be h op e d w ho a re n o t dispos e d
t o agr e e t h at a m an i n the form o f a cr an e r e pr e s e n t s the
, , ,
“
Th e r e i s n oth in g th at so qui ckly ch ang e s t he app e ar an c e
o f a m an d e cl ar e d T am a n ui a B ak a posi t iv e ly “
as f am il y
- - -
.
,
Th e n fol low
wrinkl e s an d gr e y h airs an d if hi s t e e t h d o n o t p e ri sh
, .
e x t r e m e ly l uck y So he w e nt o n
. .
Th e y sy mp at h i z e d with h im gr e atly ; th e y w e r e i n d ee d
.
w i t h an o t h e r m or e h and so m e an d m or e f ascin at in g m an t h e y
w e r e m ov e d to such an e x t e n t th at al lurin g o ffe rs o f co nsol a
,
“
p assio n l e s s o bs e rv e d s ag e l y e nough
,
You s ee k your w ife ,
an d r e ad y to fly o ff w it h t he n e x t h and som e m an th at
p1e
s e n t e d him s e l f N o fi 1 s t ge t y ours e lf ch an g e d Ge t y ours e l f
m ad e ti ul y b e autifu l to look upon ; t h e n w h e n yo u h av e
. .
,
foun d y o u 1 e 1 1 in g w if e she wi ll b e pl e as e d to se e y o u ; yo u
w i l l b e an obj e ct o f d e lig ht i n he r e y e s s he w ill st ay w ith ,
yo u an d v o u w i l l be h appy
A h s igh ed T a m a nui a R ak a d e j e c t e d l y t hi s ad vic e i s
, .
- - -
v e ry good b u t ho w am I to ch ang e m y s e l f— ho w is t hi s gr e at
, ,
f e a t to be p e rfor m e d ?
,
It m ay b e
i ncid e nt al ly th at t hi s advi c e go to 1 e m ar ke d
“
“
s ang as i n chorus
,
G o t o y our anc e stors go to your an
, ,
’
c e sto rs f
Tam a n ui a R ak a
~ - -
.
p ay the v e ry slig ht e s t
at t e n t ion to t h e m
,
h aving in h i s m in d a w e l l d e fi n e d pl an -
,
.
a w ay ou t t o se a
, ,
b e alik e T am a nu i a R ak a had h i s o w n i d e a of ho w h is
- - -
r e ad e rs t hat c an not b e h e lp e d
H avin g p add l e d out t o se a for s o m e dist anc e T a m a nui
.
a R ak a r e ci t e d an i n c an t ation s o t e rribl y po t e nt th at u nd e r
,
c an o e .
N ow it w i l l b e s e e n ho w the f ar r e ach in g m in d o f t hi s -
- - -
s ea .
,
s ati at e d .
-
.
,
from the gr av e e x cl ai m Oh s e v e r e d h e ad
T am a nui a R ak a did no t h in g th e n H e w e nt a w ay
, , ,
q uick ly ,
s1 tti n
.
,
- - - - -
an d
abu nd ant proof t h at f o r m any y e ars a f t e r her r e s urr e c t ion the
coupl e l iv e d tog e th e r in abso lu t e p e ac e an d lov e e ach e st e e m
i n g the oth e r as the m o s t p e rf e c t ly b e autifu l obj e ct the e arth
,
c ont ai n e d .
THE LE GE N D O F R U A P U P U KE - -
.
i s av e rr e d by tr aditio n t h a t w h e n h i s so n w as b at h i ng he w as
.
- -
.
,
1 92
I w h e r e the e art h h e av e s up
m e s s ag e w hi ch Te Ro i r o i wh e nu a s d e ad an d b uri e d f ath e r
.
,
’
- -
- -
bo d v
T h e n an oth e r s t r ang e t h in g took pl ac e T am at e a the
.
w as d isp e ll e d
N o w e v e r sin c e t h at e v e ntful p e riod the m orn ing h at h b ee n
.
- -
It is .
T HE LE GE N D O F A PET W H ALE A N D WH AT
GA M E O F IT
N um b e rs of p e opl e h av e p e ts S om e m ak e p e t s of dogs or
.
m ak e p e t s of such un g ai n l y an i m al s as c am e ls an d e l e ph ants
.
m an y p e opl e h av e k e pt t ig e rs an d o n e l ady —v e r y w e ll k no w n
“
. .
h appy m an .
A Mao ri t
B eau y .
1 94
Th e r e w as an ar o m y m ys t e r y ab out i t he w as r e sol v e d to
.
.
,
-
.
th at s t e ak had b ee n d e riv e d .
O h th at st e ak an s w e r e d Ti n i rau c ar e l e ss ly ; why I
got i t from Tutun ui of cours e—w he r e e ls e cou ld I g e t i t ?
, , ,
nui w h e n he w as aliv e
Tu tun ui is stil l al iv e s aid Ti n irau ,
Tu tun u i i s my .
”
p e t w h a l e .
Your p e t wh al e ! cri e d K ae in am az e m e n t .
Y e s m y p e t w h al e
,
r e pl i e d Ti n irau smil in g at the sur
, ,
A nd w h e r e d o yo u k ee p th is p e t w h al e ? ask e d Kae .
lik e to see h im ?
1 95
“
I nd e e d I would ; t h e r e i s nothi ng I s hould lik e b e tt e r ,
mon s .
“
s h ould e rs .
,
n o t by an
y m e an s a b adl y b e h av e d w h al e as w hal e s go
-
I o n c e ate o n e t hat w as
, .
“
O h Tutun u i i s v e ry good
,
in t e rrup t e d Ti n i rau ; ,
he r e he co m e s
J ust t h e n alon g c am e Tutun ui ru shin g an d spl as hin g
.
a n d b l o w in g m an if e st i ng e v e r y sy mp tom o f d e lig ht at a g ai n
,
-
,
fe c tl y ap p r e ci at e d the d o c t or s pr ais e s
,
’
Y e s I b e li e v e he i s v e ry w e l l b r e d
.
,
s aid Ti n irau i ndi i ,
f e re n tl y
Wh at poin t s he has ! e x cl aim e d K ae i n e cs t asy
.
“
Just
look at the l ov e ly curv e of h i s b ack an d h is t ai l —o h m y
.
w h at a t ai l he c an u n fold ! H is fi n s , to o are fi n e v e ry fi n e
, ,
H av e yo u look e d at hi s mou t h ?
, , .
Ti n i rau
I suppos e y ou h av e not ye t e n t e r e d hi m fo r an y comp e t i
.
t o a“n y such t ri al
I suppos e yo u e x e rci s e him a good d eal t o k e e p h i m in
.
.
,
, ,
t ure d .
1 96
on for al l you r e w or th ’
.
“
Jump ? s aid Ti n i rau s t e e pl e s i s 1 1 0 pos sibl e n am e fo r ,
d octor
S o yo u c an i f yo u W i sh co mpl ac e n t l y an s w e r e d Ti ni rau
.
of hi s w i sh e s .
, ,
”
sid e Tutu n ui c an not st ay lon g 1 11 su ch d an ge 1 o us p 1 0 x i m i ty
.
o
.
K ae e xpr e ss e d h i s th an k s an d b ad e f are w e l l a n d a w ay he
w e n t at a gr e at r at e I t i s m at t e r f o r d ee p r e gr e t t h at th e
,
, .
t ouch e d groun d an d at on c e b e g an to sh ak e as w h al e s in
v ari ab ly d o un d e r su ch in au spi ciou s circu m s t an c e s It w as
, ,
n o u se h o w e v e r K ae d id n o t j um p do w n an d w ad e ash or e
as w a s e x p e c t e d o f hi m O n the con tr ary he s tuc k f as t to
.
, .
the b a ck o f t he w h al e an d t1 e ac he ro us l y m u t t e ring an i nc an
.
,
H e l ash e d the w a t e rs i n t o fo am
.
he m ad e a h ol e i n the s and
W i t h the s ee t h
,
o u t o f wh i ch he could n o t e x tric at e hi m s e lf
, ,
1 98
b ut i nd e e d i n such a c as e as t hi s i t i s i n vi d iou s to m e n
,
, ,
o M a n on o
-
to su sp e c t the am i ab ili t y o f th e ir int e ntion s
n othin g m as culin e w as p e rmitt e d o n b o ard Forty w as the
,
w h e n th e y g o t to Te Ti b i o M anon o - -
Oh y o u c an n o t pos si b ly m is t ak e Kae
.
“
s aid Ti n irau
h i s t e e t h are r e m ark abl y u n e v e n an d e ac h t oo t h ov e rl ap s
, , ,
Y o u m ay be sur e t h at t he m an wi t h t he ov e r
,
an oth e r
l appin g t e e t h i s Kae
.
sh e e t s t he bi g c an o e glid e d aw ay in t o the n i gh t
,
- -
a fi re w a s light e d an d m a n y p e op l e w e r e as s e m b l e d
, ,
Th e y
w e r e h aving a sm ok e co n c e r t A crow d o f vi si t ors o c c u
, .
vi ll ag e i n a c an o e al l h urri e d im m e d i at e l y to the sh or e to
w e l com e t h e m Ti n i raus w om e n r e c e iv e d a cordi al gr e e t in g
,
w e r e v e r y f airly e n t it l e d to b e co n sid e r e d gr e at s w e l l s i nd e e d
,
se a arriv e d
m ist ak e sh ou ld b e m ad e
m ost c e rt ain e vid e n c e o f id e n ti t y Sh ou ld b e afford e d b e for e
.
.
,
1 99
or
pr e t e n d e d to k no w ev e rv b o d v th e y c am e i n con t act w it h in
, ,
- -
A nd Te Ti b i o M an on o w as a b e autiful pl ac e A l o w r an g e
.
- -
n e s t l e d the vill ag e
,
t he h il l s ri si n g fro m t he sh or e s hin in g
cl e ar an d w hi t e l ik e a p e arl i n the soft m oon ligh t Wh e n the
, ,
m
o f t he w o n d e 1 full y v ari e d foli a g e such a l an ds c ap e m us t h av e
“
B e h old e x cl ai m e d H in e 1 te i w a i w a 1 11 m e
yo u s e e
the g 1 e at s t ory t e l l e r t he r e cit e 1 t he mir t h provok e r o f H aw a
,
*
ik i La I w il l r e cit e a l e g e n d t h at w i l l a mu s e y o u
, ,
A nd t h e r e upon Hi n e 1 te i w ai w a w e nt o n to t e l l t h e m a story
.
,
t he gl a n c e s t h e y c as t upon the m e m b e rs o f hi s f am i l y an d
t ri b e
The l i t t l e m an sitti n g o n h i s m at s at the foot of t he pil l ar
.
had n o t l au gh e d .
“
B e h old ! cri e d Rauk atauri w e ar e the ti n g a rin g a ; -
, , ,
”
I w ill Sh o w y o u s o m e trick s An d s he di d sh o w t he m
som e t ri ck s — t rick s t he l i k e o f w hic h had n e v e r b e e n s e e n
.
h al f so comic
Bu t the l it t l e m an at the foo t of the po s t s at stil l an d c los e
.
th at al l w e r e v e ry m uc h amu s e d an d t h e y appl a ud e d d e
, .
,
m o n s trati v e l y
Raukatam e a j ump e d up an d initi at e d a g am e o f ti i n whi ch
.
,
T he n follo w e d t h at
,
t o con t ain t h e m s e lv e s
Th e n it w as th at the l i tt l e m an at the foo t o f the pos t s
.
l au gh e d *
Th e y w e r e w atchin g him Hi s m outh w as n o t pr e tt y t o
.
an d wi t h th at s atis f ac t ion c am e a s e n s e o f t he S t r ai n w h ic h
.
,
, ,
a n d t h e r e for e n o t l ik e l y to be e asi ly d e c e iv e d
,
O f cours e a s
he did n o t i m agin e th at a t t h is t i m e Ti n i rau s p e o p l e could
.
,
’
t fi lt
O w i n g to the g re a d if c u y e x p e ri e n c e d b y the ad i e s i n p ro o k i n g l v
l t l t
K ae to aug h e r , w he n an y M ao ri , i s e n i n g to a s o ry i n c o urs e o f re a t l
t t
i o n b y an o he r, b u rs s i n o a t t fit
o f m erri m e n so m e o n e o f the by t
t tt l t l
,
s a n d e r s i s p re y s u re to j o c o s e y r e m ark , Ah , he re i s K ae aug h i n g
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—the i n e re n c e b e i n g ha the s o ry i s so g o o d ha i t w o u d ha e s uc
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v
c ee d e d e e n w i h K ae t .
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tw o K ae s h ou s e at Te Ti hi o M an on o w as a c ircul ar o n e - -
t he m id dl e o f t he ri d e f A
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m ats w e r e Spr e ad fo r hi m j u st the s am e as th e y had b e e n at Te
Ti l i i o M an on o an d h e r e hi s bod y w as l aid
- -
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.
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.
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u n d e rt ak e n in c i d e r to d e l i v e i h i s fo e i n t o h i s h an ds Th e n
a h app y th ough t oc curri n g to h im he su g g e s t e d to t he l adi e s
.
,
.
m e m b e rs o f t h e ir f am il i e s to b e al e 1 t in t he m o w in g an d
wh e n th e y s aw h i m comi n g up the m ai n s t r e e t t h e y sh ou ld al l
,
d e p art e d fo r t h e ir h om e s
.
,
t h rou g h the v ill age The n e w s o f the succ e s s ful t e rmi n at ion
.
h e r e an d t h e r e w e r e l it t l e k n o t s o f m e n e ag e rly an d e xci t e dl y
,
s truc ti o n s w h i ch
t h e y al l un i t e d in cr y in g H e r e c o m e s Ti n i rau ! h e r e com e s
,
he w as i n w h e n he l ay d o w n i n hi s o w n hous e at Te Ti b i o
, ,
w hwe ?
2 03
S a lut at ion s
gr e e ti n g s to y ou O K ae It w as the
an d
voic e o f Ti n irau w h o h avin g s e at e d h i m s e l f com fort abl y i n
,
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.
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- -
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h ere ?
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r at h e r ,
r e pl i e d Ti n i rau , wh at i s i t brin gs yo u
h ere ?
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a m al l I am i n m v o w n hou s e ,
1
,
1
at Te Ti hi o M anono - -
.
an d se e
m agic w ork e r l ook e d at h i s m at s — ye s t h e y w e r e all
.
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righ t t h e y w e r e hi s c e rt ain l y ; th e n at t he p os t w hi c h ro s e
,
t h at I am al l righ t I am i n m y
.
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o w n hou s e at Te Ti hi o M anono an d I w an t to k no w w h at
.
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,
bu sin e s s brin g s yo u h e r e .
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Ti n i rau
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.
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w as v e ry d i ffe r e n t fro m hi s o w n t he w all s o f wh ich w e n t
rou n d H e r e cog n i s e d t h a t he w as i n t he d w e llin g o f Tin irau
,
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. .
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TH E L EG E N D OF T H E E M IG RATI O N OF M A N AI A .
O n e d ay i t e n t e r e d in t o the h e ad o f M an ai a to h av e a gr e at
n u m b e r o f sp e ars m ad e M an ai a i t m us t he con f e ss e d w as
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.
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p
migh t hav e e x t e n d e d t o t h e m a pro t rac t e d fu t ur e in ord e r to
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.
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w h o had alr e ad y qui t e a s u ffi ci e nt supp ly
, ,
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b e autifu l you n g w if e Ro n go tiki e x e r te d t h e m s e l v e s to the
,
fish
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.
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accord in gly .
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with i t he s ai d : Th at m y w if e i s the fi sh I i nt e nd e d you
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, ,
t h at I r e turn e d to m y ho m e
Tr adi t ion do e s n o t r e l at e w h at f urth e r occurr e d b et w e e n
.
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fo r M an ai a as a M aori chi e f to si t do w n qui e tly u nd e r such
,
i Long he pon d e r e d
v ar i ous s ch e m e s o f 1 e y e n g e e v e r s e e kin g th a t w hi ch w as lik e l y
.
y o u w i l l m ak e t h e m
,
t hings as yo u h av e l e f t b e h i nd yo u
Th e r e w e r e tw o p urpos e s sou gh t t o be ach i e v e d b y th is
.
.
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c am e w h e n M an ai a l e arn e d th at Tup e n u att e n d e d
e
r e s e n c e s hou ld n o t b e p e rc e iv e d
p
B y an d by alon g the tr ack confid e ntly c am e Tup e n u an d h is
p e op l e h e v e r dr e am i ng o f d an g e r As t he y w e r e appro ach ing
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.
,
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hi s p l ac e o f con c e al m e n t he s l e w the firs t m an an d as he
. .
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Th e n i t w as th at f o r the firs t t im e M an ai a k n e w t h at K ak a
k ak a n ui w as h i s so n —hi s l as t born s o n K ak a k ak a n ui s ’
- - - -
d aw n e d u p o n h i m an d he k n e w hi m as his s o n , Wh e n .
,
he w as w itn e ss o f K ak a s br av e ry he admir e d hi m v e ry
’
to o ,
run ch .
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had l oy al ly acco mp an i e d he r hus b an d o n his m issio n of
, ,
, , .
,
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M y f ath e r i s n o m or e ; y our ch i e f i s d e ad ; y ou r
, .
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r e l a t iv e s an d fri e nd s h av e b e e n s w e pt aw ay N o t i n f ai r
,
aris e an d av e n g e th e ir d e ath s ?
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e v e r i s th a t o n e
,
w as the s t rif e t h at e n su e d
.
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.
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t h e y d is app e ar an d I am driv e n b ack S m all e r an d sm all e r
.
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.
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m e to l e ad w h at r e m ain s o f m y p e op l e to the n e w l an d o f
.
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wh i ch w e h av e h e ard s o much ; t h e r e l e t t h e m l iv e i n p e ac e
an d h appi n e s s .
the w av e s
ampl e supply o f t he lif e s us t aini ng f e rn roo t
.
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,
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.
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.
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, ,
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.
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c e rt ain ly b e sl ai n 0 1 r e duc e d to sl av e ry b y h is e n e mi e s an d 1
it w ou ld b e b e t t e r to d e sp at ch hi m at o n c e th an t h at t h i s
,
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.
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bid f ar e w e l l M an ai a cri e d - -
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w at e r w h ich n at ur al ly b e c am e d e e p e r as he proc ee d e d S oo n
i t w as up to hi s k n e e s s oon up t o h i s w aist soo n u p to hi s
.
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, ,
c al l e d to M an ai a I s ay M an ai a d o yo u s hov e the c an o e i n
c los e r t o the sh or e I sh al l b e sw im m in g di re c t l y
, ,
the w at e r i s b u t sh al l ow h e r e
, , , ,
.
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c o ur a i n l y
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ti m e he s e e m e d to compl y w i th h i s b rot h e r i n l aw s w i sh b y
.
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pr e t e ndi n g t o s hov e forw ard the Tokom aru with a pol e
b u t the c an o e r e m ain e d s t ation ary
,
sp e ak with h im
an d w it h o n e b lo w o f hi s s t on e b at t l e ax e cl e f t hi s skul l i n
.
t w ain .
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.
abo ard .
,
.
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l an d w h ich w as t o b e t h e ir futur e h o m e .
“ ”
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b e e n at sea m any d ay s the dog w h ich had b e e n the l as t l ivin g
, ,
s urpri s e .
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, .
a n ot h e r
H e sur e l y c an not co nt e mpl a t e suici d e
.
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r e m ark e d a ,
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c ano e i s n o l on g e r s af e an d h is conduct
e ,
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,
con clu d e d a fi ft h
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.
r e f e rr e d to M an ai a
s e n t e n t iou sly ord e r e d the chi e f
.
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do m i t p lun g e d i nto the s e a h o wli n g still as i t w e n t ov e r the
,
the dog -
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t hrough the af t e rnoo n an d e v e nin g the dog givin g an
.
c an o e W h e n ni gh t f e l l the
.
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.
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l e s s fr e qu e n t u ntil at l ast th e y al t og e th e r c e as e d ; th e n i t w as
, ,
, .
pl e as e d t o se e th e m bu t ind e e d he coul d no t h av e b ee n
m or e r e j oic e d th an w e r e the w e ar y sea w an d e r e rs t o r e ac h the
, , ,
kn ow n sin c e .
co m
p e t1 t1 o n .
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, ,
d e risiv e ly
I s ay t h a t
.
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w
w h al e b e l on gs t o m e he cri e d
.
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pi e c e s o f l an d w h ich m y p e op l e c l e ar e d o n t h e ir arriv al ; th e r e
.
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t h e y sh ou t e d
.
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N ay n ay .
, , ,
w e cl e ar e d th e s e pl ac e s an d th e s e are ou r hu t s ; w e e r e ct e d
th e m W h y yo u m ust b e m ad to s ay such th ings L e t u s
. .
go an d e x am in e i nto i t .
“
s ai d
th e s e sh e ds w e r e e r e ct e d b y m y p e opl e w e w e re the first to
, ,
”
arriv e at th is pl ac e w e foun d t he wh a l e an d it i s min e
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.
the cl e ari n gs to h av e e r e c t e d t he sh e d s
, ,
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mor e t h an r e i t e r at e h i s s t at e m e n t s
.
,
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pl ac e ?
No w t h is w as i n the n atur e o f a troubl e to M an ai a f o r
t h rou gh the e age rn e ss o f his p e opl e in puttin g up sh e l t e rs
, ,
, ,
N g a to r o i - -
r an gi p e op l e had b uil t a s acr e d pl ac e
the Ar a w a ’
h ad n o a lt ar .
H e p rof e ss e d
t o b e li e ve t h at the Ar aw a p e opl e arriv e d b e for e h i m an d
.
w ithdr e w h is c l ai m ; b ut he w oul d n o lo ng e r r e m ai n i n th at
,
-
,
s o m e o th e r loc al ity .
an d c am e do w n t he w e s t co as t to
, ,
T ar an aki H e r p e opl e
l an d e d at Tong apor utu si t u at e d b e t w e e n Pariw i n ihi an d
.
, ,
Tokom aru
c am e as hor e ag ai n I t w as o n the nor th s id e of the e n tr an c e
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t ar a Riv e r M an ai a an d hi s p e opl e m ad e t h e ir h o m e
.
,
.
,
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w as gr e at sl au gh t e r An oth e r o f h i s c e l e b r at e d fig ht s w as the
,
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the s l ai n
th e ir n am e s w e r e Ki b i a an d B ak e a Th e r e al so at t h e s e f e ar
.
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,
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,
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, ,
-
,
con s e qu e n c e of th i s v e ry dr e ad fu l p e rform an c e wh e n o n e d ay
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,
- -
.
,
-
,
br an ch e s o f w hi ch w e r e l ad e n w it h foli ag e an d fi n e fruit
I nto the m as s e s o f fol i ag e an d frui t st alk e d T am a te K apu a
.
a rd e n t
.
e nj oy e d the adv e n t ur e
, , ,
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n o m or e th e y r e t urn e d to t h e ir o w n p l ac e
.
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a n d he o rd e r e d a w a t ch to b e k e p t so t h a t the t hi e v e s mi ght
,
be d e t e c t e d
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.
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d o w n h i s stil t s wi t h an ax e so t h a t he m ay f al l in to the w at e r
, ,
an d p e ri sh t h e r e
,
fo e s ; bu t as m ay b e gu e s s e d a r e m ark ab ly unp l e as an t
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b e kil l e d .
i n g m an w ho had b ee n t h e ir c a p t iv e bu t soon t h e y as su m e d a
,
H it hi m o n the h e ad ! cri e d o n e .
A ll th e s e cl amour e rs i t w i l l b e s e e n w e r e v e ry an x ious th at
, ,
f a l l u p o n th e m .
do n ot sl ay hi m at
’
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on c e Th at w oul d b e pu tt i ng hi m o u t o f h is mi s e ry to o
, ,
j oy o urs e lv e s
Thi s sugg e s tion im m e di at e ly c au g h t the p e opl e s w ay w ard
.
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b e n o d ang e r o f hi s i m m e d i a te d e a t h H avin g t hu s t ak e n .
Whak a
t uri a u p i n the r af t e rs look e d upon t h e s e proc e e di n gs w i t h
,
.
,
T am a te K apu a f e l t th at t h e r e w as no e sc ap e fro m th i s
poin t e d r e f e r e n c e an d th at it w as in cum b e n t upo n hi m to
a tt e mpt the li be r at io n o f h i s b roth e r
,
H e pond e r e d ov e r .
an d
U e n uku an d m ak e a n e f for t t o se e hi s bro t h e r
,
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him s e l f as b e st he cou ld an d as sum ing a gr e at s t o op t o
.
b e t r ay a l of his pr e s e n c e W it h the st e al th in e s s of a c at he
,
, ,
“ ”
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I t i s I T am a your bro t h e r i n t im at e d the h e ro
.
, ,
as k e d Whak atu ri a
I am gl ad t h at y o u are al iv e I m e an to r e scu e yo u if I
.
c an s ai d T am a te K apu a .
I am v e ry gl ad but I do n o t s e e w h at you c an d o
r e spon d e d the c ap t i v e w h o m confin e m e n t had r e n d e r e d v e ry
, ,
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w e ak
T e l l m e do t h e s e p e opl e si n g an d d an c e h e r e as I h av e
.
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,
”
h e ard ?
Y e s t h e y do th e y d an c e an d sin g h e r e e v e ry n igh t unt i l
th e y are t ir e d an s w e r e d Whakaturi a
,
.
,
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me !
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m otion l e s s th at hi s e xi st e n c e s e e m e d t o h av e b e e n qui t e for
got t e n Hi s voic e n o w s t ruck th e m w i t h s urpris e
S i l e n c e si l e n c e l cri e d s e v e r al v oic e s a t on c e
. .
“
cri e d M ak e n o n oi s e yo u good p e opl e fo r a mom e nt Le t
u s h e ar wh at t h is f e llo w h angi ng up i n the roof has go t to s ay
, , , .
s mok e an d w as d e ad l on g ago
,
.
I h av e g o t to s ay th1 s an s w e r e d W h akatur ia : ,
o u p e op l e d on t k no w ho w to d an c e n e it h e r c an yo u sing
’
y
I f t h e r e b e i n H aw a ik i w ors e d an c e rs an d sin g e rs t h an you
.
,
“
”
in g an d si n gin g ? a voic e ask e d
I s hou ld t hin k so r e pli e d Whakaturi a
.
“
The son gs
an d t he d a n c e s o f m v p e opl e are all p e rf e ctly b e auti ful — v e ry
.
,
An d c an yo u d an c e an d sin g as v o u s a v ? d e m an d e d
U e n u ku .
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p ro m p tl v c am e from the m an in the
h i m b e b rough t d o w n th e n s aid U e n u ku
Le t We .
d o wn t o the fl oor
N o w d a n c e a w a y d an c e a w a y I e x cl aim e d U e n uku
.
.
. .
.
,
m y m ov e m e n ts
N o w d anc e a w ay d an c e aw ay 1 cri e d U e n uku
.
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.
sm ok e
T a n i a te K apu a had b idd e n h im
.
,
o n cu riously
r e p e at e d U e n uk u i m
.
“
N o w d an c e a w av d anc e a w ay
p ati e n t ly
, ,
.
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ho w gr a c e fu l ly m y p e op l e d an c e u nl e s s m y toi l e t b e compl e t e .
th e n w ill I d anc e
Com pl e t e ly ov e rco m e b y hi s im p at i e nc e an d n o t p ausin g
.
Gr aspi n g w it h
b o t h h and s the t e rri b l e w e apon w h ich U s h uku had w e ak ly con
.
s af e l y o ut o f i t s r e ach A l l adm ir e d t he w ay i n w h i ch he
.
e nvious . .
,
H e r e fo r a m om e nt .
he p au s e d
I am h o t ! I am j us t dying w it h
.
O h he e x cl ai m e d
I pr ay yo u s lid e b ack the door so t h at I m ay h av e
, ,
the h e at
a l ittl e o f t he co ol ni gh t ai r t h e n I wil l sh o w yo u som e t hin g
.
,
n e v e r ye t s e e n .
” ’
, ,
r e ady t o f as t e n t he d oor w h e n e v e r he sh ou ld e m e rg e T he n
i t w as t h at i n comp l i an c e w i t h the g e n e r al d e m an d Whaka
.
I m m ed i
a t e l y he g o t o u t sid e Whak aturi a w h e e l e d t o the l e ft an d bo lt e d
.
th e ir l on g l i m b s w ould c arry th e m
I n si d e the buildin g the s e n s atio n cr e at e d by the sudd e n
.
, ,
a p e rf e ct p an d e m on iu m of w r ath an d co nfusion Pr e s e n tl y a .
,
bul e n t m as s B y t hi s ti m e h o w e v e r Whakaturi a an d T am a
, ,
te K ap u a ha d go t t e n by f ar to o gr e at a st ar t to r e n d e r att e m pt
.
, ,
a t pursu i t o f an y av ail .
t h e y w o u ld n o t t h u s h av e b ee n b e foo l e d an d m ad e to look
,
d e ath an d the k in d of t hi n g w hi ch n o ch i e f w ou ld b e l ik e l y to
,
U e n u ku pr e p ar e d for i t as b e c am e prud e n t ch i e fs
.
, , ,
M an y f e ll on b oth s id es
, ,
p e ac e an d s o s av e t he r e mn an t of h is p e opl e P e ac e w as
, . .
m ad e accord ingl y .
ta te d the l an d
ch i e f s an d n um b e rs o f the p e opl e— so m e o f th e m b e i n g o f the
.
gr at e d to Ao te a ro a an d t h e y w e r e am on g the first d w e l l e rs
.
- -
i n t h at b e autiful cou n t r y
,
- -
wo m an w as Kur ae m o an a an d hi s s o n w as c al l e d R aura -
W e l l i t h app e n e d t h at Pu b ao r an gi w ho as a d e sc e n d an t o f
, , .
n o t l o n g b e e n born w h e n d ow n fro m h i s h e av e n s w e pt Pu b ao
, .
he r ri gh t aw ay -
o f w h om Pu b ao r an gi w as the f ath e r
.
Th e ir n a m e s w e r e O ho
-
m ai r an gi O ho ta r e t ar e Ta w hi ri o ho an d O ho m at a k am o
.
- - - - - - -
“
the
bui l d e rs o f the Ar aw a c ano e w e r e R at a Wahi e ro a Ng a hu e
.
,
an d P ar at a
, , ,
The Ar aw a c ano e i s r e f e rr e d to h e r e b e c au s e it w i l l be
fou n d intim at e l y as soci at e d w ith the l ife o f T am a te K ap u a o n e
of the h e ro e s of t h i s s t ory The Ar aw a ( the sh ark ) i t i s
,
“
on
n o tu a a m t H aw a
( Th e -
Ar aw a w as con s t ru c t e d ou t o f t ot ar a tr ee s w h ich gr e w i n
.
. .
f o r th at m at t e r about any th i n g e l s e
.
,
or D o n e t g e t upon
sti lt s o r st e al y our n e igh bour s fruit l e s t i n ano th e r w ay
.
, ,
’
, ,
2 26
w e n t S t r aigh t to w h e r e a y ou ng m an n am e d Eu ac o w as s t and
.
I h av e forgo tt e n
.
Oh Ru a e x cl aim e d T am a te K apu a
, ,
’
“
,
m y ax e Tu taur u I pu sh e d it u nd e r the si l l o f m y w i n do w so
t h at I m igh t kn o w w he r e to fi nd it t h e n c am e aw ay l e avi n g it
.
b e hi nd Y o u mi gh t lik e a go od f e l lo w j u st ru n b ack an d
,
f e tch i t
.
, ,
he conv e y e d i n e n e rg e t i c t on e s
, ,
,
glid e d fro m he r m o o rm g s o u t to se a
1
- -
m ov e m e n ts o f the Tai n ui b u t as t he d i st an c e b e t w e e n t he
-
,
Ar aw a s sid e s as she “ ’
”
W h at s t hi s ? he cri e d h v d c iv ed m
’
y o u a e e e e !
W h y h av e y ou put to s e a b e for e m v w if e an d I r e t urn e d
,
t o the Tai n ui ‘
c ool l y
“
“ “
b e sid e s
t h e r e are so m e t im e s circum st an c e s i n wh ich a m in ut e invol ve s
, , ,
a gr e at d e al
An d your circum s t an c e s w e r e su ch ? s aid N g at e ro
.
n ui ;
t im e had p ass e d T am a te K apu a w e n t for w ard an d g av e in
.
t he ,
99 7
t h i s b usin e ss
, ,
A s a m at t e r o f f act I w as v e ry bu sy an d quit e
forgot t h at y ou an d your wif e w e r e o n bo ard w h e n I ord e r e d
,
.
r e turn to he r
m is e slig ht as it m i gh t b e In an y c as e t h e r e w as no t h in g
,
.
Th at i s v e ry good ; t e l l the m e n t o h au l do w n t he m iz z e n
, ,
sid e al l t he quick e r
Al l right r e pli e d T am a te K apu a ; i n the m e an t im e
.
s ai ls dow n
N g ato ro th e n w e n t do w n to l ook aft e r Ke aro a i n the
.
, ,
T am a te K apu a
e x e rt e d h is co nv e rs ation al po w e rs to the u t mos t to k e e p hus
.
n ui cou ld b e s e e n .
s id e ; n ow e v e ry s ai l i s se t an d my c ano e i s mi l e s a st e rn
W h at i s the m e an in g o f thi s ?
.
,
“ “
I d o n o t k no w r e pli e d T am a te K apu a It i s v e ry
t
, .
rob bl h t h T nui p ss d n d i s n o w m il e s
’
p a e a t e ai ha s a e u
‘
s a -
,
n o t b e e n t ak e n d o w n as I ord e r e d
h i s c hi e fs an d p e opl e ; bu t al l t he w h il e u nd e r hi s br e at h he
w as t e l lin g t h e m ho w w e l l p l e as e d he w as at the w ay th e y
h ad c arri e d out hi s i n stru ctio n s an d the progr e s s t h at had
b e e n m ad e W h e n he r e j oi n e d N gato ro he told h i m th at the
,
t o a w h ar e to a co min g on d e ck
- -
t he co n t r ar y had c au s e d th e m t o b e ag ai n h oist e d I t w as al l
,
a m i s t ak e
, .
The v mu s t j us t m ak e the b e s t o f i t
, , ,
be h e lp e d no w
N g ato ro w as too as t ut e to b e thu s d e c e iv e d
. .
H e had lost
Wh at w as t rou b li ng hi m
.
p
t ion H e k n e w the ge n e r al r e pu t at io n b e e nj oy e d as a sk il ful
n avig ator an d as a v e r y gr e at to hu nga an d it w e l l mi gh t b e
.
i n an h our o f n e e d
m e n s o of t d e c e iv e d th e m s e l v e s
.
“
B ut r e ason e d Ng ato ro
if he has t ak e n m e fo r the s ak e o f m y s e rvic e s w h y has he
,
.
,
n o t u s e d th e m
( Th i s w as tou chin g“u p o n a slight omissio n
0 11 the cl e v e r T am a te K apu a s p ar t ) I t i s t ru e the wi nd has
’
The
,
.
w id e d ee p blu e s e a .
-
.
v e ss e l t r av e ls Wh at a v as t sp ac e w e h a v e alr e ad y tr av e rs e d
,
Ar aw a sp ee d s a l on g A n d i f n o t ah e ad t h e n the
.
ho w the
Tai n ui
-
m us t b e f ar as t e rn D e pr e ss e d b y su ch th ought s as
t he s e w h e n e v e r N gato ro s aw T am a te K apu a g o for w ard
.
,
.
d e ck
Oh m y w if e c ri e d Ng ato ro as s oon as t h e y w e r e al on e
.
”
i n y our b e rt h ?
Can n o t you t e l l w h at has h app e n e d an s w e r e d K e a1 o a
’
see
f as t e n e d t o a b e am ?
W h o — w ho cou l d h av e com m itt e d t h is ou t r ag e ? ask e d
the d e e pl y agit at e d N gato r o .
‘
Who w ho i nd e e d r e spond e d K e aro a w h o cou ld i t
be b u t T am a— you foun d h i m h e r e
m
, ,
.
, ,
i n hi s gi an t ar m s
,
cri e d N gato o r
“
w il l s ay th at Ke ai o a d id n o t d e c e iv e he 1 h u s b an d n or in the
,
I did t h in k
,
hour of he 1 sh am e s e e k to fool hi m w i th a l i e
t h at h avin g s t ol e n u s from our fri e n ds T am a m i gh t tre at us
.
B ut Ke aro a m y w i f e w e w i ll b e r e v e ng e d Aye r e v e ng e d
t houg h bo t h o f us sh ould p e ri s h N ot a sou l o n th is c ano e
.
, , , , ,
, ,
“
aris e w h ic h dro v e t he
. Ar aw a b ack w ard on he r cour s e
Th is am azi ngl y e rr atic p e rform an c e o n the p art o f the c an o e
stil l furth e r b e w i ld e r e d he r n avig ators Th e y w e r e al l at s e a
B ack w ards n o w forw ard s h i t h e r th it h e r i n an i n c o m p re
. ,
, , , ,
“
fi ll in g the, Ar aw a t ack e d an d drift e d w hi l st he r com ,
“
a lik e . Roun d an d roun d the Ar aw a cours e d he r sp e e d ,
-
,
, ,
b ail in g p l ac e
-
H e i f al l b ut s e e m i n gl y he had c au gh t H e i s id e a for he
, ,
’
alr e a d y f al l e n from un d e r he r h e ad !
,
of w at e r ; provi sion s an d ut e n si l s w e r e flo at in g an d b e in g
d ash e d ab o u t ; the d e sp airin g pe opl e coul d d o noth in g bu t
h ol d o n t o the Ar aw a s sid e s an d gr as p fo r th e ir liv e s ; ’
, ,
K the Mao ri s of N ew Z e a l an d
“
the t d esc e n t
l
n o wn to as s e ep
w he re the w o r d end s .
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th e m i t w ou ld be e n ti 1 e l y throu g h hi s cl e m e n cy Th e n as
t h e s e c o n s id e 1 atio 11 s su gg e st e d the m s e l v e s th e r e aros e the
.
,
g r e w c al m , .
n oi s e of ru shin g fi e rc e l w hirlin g w at
y
-
, ,
th an a r e li e f it w as h appin e ss ; an d on c e ag ai n i n s af e ty o n
the bro ad brigh t f ac e o f the smil in g o c e an with the cl e ar sk y
,
, ,
O h it i s ,
when
c lo t h e s w e r e dri e d an d victu al s w e n t rou nd smi l e s l au gh t e r
,
an d g e n e r a l good n atur e pr e v ai l e d
pl e asur e s i t s j oy s
N othing furth e r of i nt e re s t took pl ac e 0 11 bo ard o f the
.
,
”
TH E LE G E N D O F T H E T A I N U I C A N OE “ -
.
.
o
, ,
.
23 4
b u t t h at
,
v i o us l
y to the adv e n t o f the p e opl e o f the Tai nui
‘
i s n e i t h e r h e r e n o r th e r e Lo the kur a th at h e ad dr e s s of
,
h ad d ri ft e d an d
h e ad e v e r sin c e he l e ft H aw a iki som e s e v e n o r e igh t d ay s
, ,
c an h o w e v e r
-
.
“
W h e n the Tai n ui r e ach e d the h arbou r of W h an g a -
“
the an d the
- - -
“
Tokom aru foun d
str and e d upo n the b e ach the b od y o f a d e ad w h al e The
,
cr e w s o f al l the c an o e s cl ai m e d to b e e ach e n ti t l e d to t he
.
The Tai n u i -
arriv e -
He
s e n t t h e m forth to g a t h e r l e av e s o f the fl ax ( Kor ai ) w hi c h
.
t o b e s e ar e d b y fi re s o as to m ak e t h e m look o l d an d t h e n he
,
“
so -
e r e ct e d an d m ad e to l ook as o l d a n d n e gl e c t e d as possibl e as
.
if i t w e r e quit e an an ci e n t affair .
23 5
”
w h at e v e r t h at e vid e n c e m igh t b e .
he w as no t sup e rior t o t h e m i n t h at r e sp e c t .
Th e n s aid H o tu ro a l e t us c al m ly proc e e d t o i nv e st i
-
righ t t o it Le t u s n o w go an d s e e
Th at is righ t e x cl aim e d T ani a te K apu a
. .
Le t u s s e e
’
I a m w il lin g l cri e d R ak e i o ra
. .
l e t u s s e tt l e the -
m at t e r at on c e
Ho t a ro a T am a te K apu a R ak e i o ra Rur u auru an d
.
- - -
Tai nui
'
‘fl
H e re are the r e m ain s o f m y ol d alt ar s aid H ot a ro a ; ,
-
“
se e you n ot t h e s e f ad e d w ith e r e d l e av e s ? N ow sh ow m e
,
y ours .
w h al e b e lon g e d to th e m .
the Ta1 nu i Te Ar aw a
-
, M at a tua Kur a w au ,
-
,
-
” “
h
( au) p o -
Tokom aru
, In song the Tai nui i s i nv ari abl y
.
-
S hor t l y “
a ft e r d e p ar t e d from Wh an g a
the . Ar a w a
’
had
p arao a the Tai n ui s ail e d proc e e di ng n e arl y i n the s am e
!
-
,
-
) a -
,
Tai nui ,
-
s e agul l s an d o y st e r c at ch e rs w e 1 e p as sin g o v e 1 t h e ir h e ad s
,
-
, , ,
“
Toko m aru w as h aul e d
o v e r an d l aun ch e d o n the v as t sh ee t o f w at e r whic h l ay
o n the w e st s id e of the i st h mus At Wai w haka ruk u r up u . .
- - -
the h e r bs of Tai n i n i hi i t c an b e s e e n t o th i s d ay
, ,
- -
a gr e e d to comply w it h he r r e qu e s t Th e n i t occu rr e d to
.
.
,
a n d M ar am a an d he r m an sl av e w e r e l an d e d -
w as t ak e n ou t of he r an at t e mp t
“ ”
o f the Tai nui -
an d
w as m ad e to h au l he r acro ss the is t h mus
,
e f for t s the
.
to t h e ir w i t s e n d to a ccou nt fo r t h i s p e r v ers 1 tv
.
an d did
’
an d -
,
- -
c an o e t h at e v e r c am e to Aot e a ro a Th i s i s a f ac t w e l l -
s e t t l e d upon the l an d at W ai t ar a
,
Ariki m ai tai
-
alr e ady
-
t h at d w e ll at W aim at e an d P at e a .
m ai tai
-
I t w as al l v e ry w e l l to s e e k to sh rou d t h e ir i niquit y
u n d e r the disgui s e o f the unfortun a t e vi ctim s h avi n g b e en
.
-
. .
T HE LE GE N D OF B U AB O .
Ar aw a w as
,
-
-
, ,
of the f al s e T am a te K ap u a he mu st b e up an d d oi ng A ction , .
o n the
“
Tai nui -
P uk e ate a w ai nui - -
.
”
The Ar aw a s p e opl e l and e d at W h an g a p arao a wh e r e
’
-
s t r an d e d the fr e sh c arc as e o f a sp e rm w h al e
,
This w as the
w h al e ov e r the p oss e ssion of w hi ch t h e r e w as subs e qu e n t ly s o
.
c h e at e d th e m
,
c o ast -
Fro m h e r e t h e y s ai l e d t o Mo ti ti K ai Mo nti
, , ,
at T aur an g a . .
n o fir e wood Mo ti ti w as so c al l e d b e c au s e li k e a pl ac e i n
H aw a iki n o fir e wood cou l d b e ob t ai n e d t h e r e I t w as h e r e
,
nui a Ti a !
-
I n am e t hat pl ac e Takap u o —
, ,
“
n o w know n a s O ta w a w ai -
t ab an n i a H ”e i
,
- -
An d I , ,
i ng to t he pl ac e n o w k now n as the H e ad s o f M ak e tu I n am e
th at p l ac e Te Kur ae tan g a o te i hu o T am a te —
,
K apu a - - - - - -
” “
I n am e
th at p l ac e Mo titi rui a K ahu
, , ,
- - -
Al as fo r the v an i t y o f h um an wi sh e s n o t o n e o f th e s e
.
n am e s adh e r e d
N o w i t w as an e vil w ind f o r T am a te K ap u a t h at b l e w the
.
t o M ak e t u for Ru ae o w as th e r e
,
Ar aw a I n H aw a iki Ruae o -
“
P uke ate a w ai n ui - -
-
.
a f e w y ards aw ay Ru ae o l e d h i s m e n t o t he b e ach an d go t
o
Ar aw a w h e n s he c am e to the sh or e ; th e n biddin g t h e m
240
t he
“
Ar a w a l ay Th e n h au lin g hi s p ad d l e s abo ard he
all o w e d the w in d a n d t he t id e t o w af t h i m d o w n upon the bi
. .
, ,
g
c an o e S lo w l y an d sil e n t l y as a h aw k s e e m s to flo at upon
.
,
so m e
s p r aw li n g w i t h f ac e s upturn e d to the s ky O th e rs ly ing in all
sor t s o f e x t r aor d in ary po si t ion s ; lou dly t h e y sn or e O ff the
,
s hor e o f th at n e w an d t e n an t l e s s l an d th e r e i s n o f o e to b e
.
dr e ad e d an d so i n p e ac e an d as th e y th i nk i n s af e t y t h e y
c on fid e nt ly sl e e p S t e althil y E u ac o f as t e n s hi s hook s to the
, , ,
s id e s of the
S oon an ac t iv e e n e r
, , ,
a llo w s h im s e l f to g e n t ly drif t aw ay
.
,
m u st b e in fin it e l y g e n t l e s l o w an d abov e al l s t e ad y Th i s
b e i n g p e rfe c t l y un d e rs t ood t he m e n b e gi n to h aul an d by an
, , , , .
'
a lm os t i mp e rc e ptibl e m ov e m e n t t he c an o e i s dr a w n t o w ard s
,
A r aw a
sid e s to k e e p he r from u nn e c e ss ar y m ov e m e n t A h ! as the
, ,
wh ich h e l d h is e n e m y an d he r w h o had b ee n h is w if e P e r
h ap s hi s thought s w e r e w an d e rin g b ack to t h a t w arm su n n y
.
.
242
.
, ,
so -
the -
he c am e
w i e ld e d by hi s ant agoni s t but i t had n o t the s ho wy f e ath e rs
.
gi ants i n th os e d ay s In l at e r ti m e s the on l y m an w ho
,
. .
- -
b e e n s ee n an d m e asur e d by l at e r g e n e r at io ns s o t he r e
. .
,
T a m a te K apu a b e g an the
fi ghti ng b y m ak in g s uch a t e rr i fi c bl ow at Ruae o s n e ck th at
.
s pr an g b ack
s t r e n g t h w h ich n o w t h e y wi tn e ss e d T am a te K apu a b e in g
the s m all e r w as t he m or e agil e an d he w as the b e tt e r s w ord s
.
a dv ant ag e s wh ich
to r e ly f o r s ucc e s s o n h is sup e rior str e n g t h H o w e v e r t h i s
, ,
o f T am a te K apu a w ho w as t hu s r e nd e r e d i n c ap ab l e o f u s in g
r e li e f Li tt l e ti m e f o r t hough t h o w e v e r w as he al lo w e d H e
,
a l most r e ach e d h is f e e t
.
,
w h e n on c e m or e he found h im s e l f
w i t hin th at vici ou s gr asp to b e o n c e mor e d as h e d upon the
,
groun d D az e d br e at h l e ss an d al mo st p ar al ys e d T am a te
,
K ap u a ag ain su m m o n s al l hi s e n e rgi e s to m e e t hi s f o e o n
.
, , ,
“
Th e r e cri e d Ruaeo I h av e b e at e n yo u Y ou c an k e e p
the wo m an y ou st ol e fro m m e —the wom an t h at w as my w if e
.
, ,
s pr e ad to oth e r pl ac e s
- -
an d ot h e r b e n e fi c e n t op e r atio ns ,
s p e n d the r e m aind e r of h is d ay s i n M a k e tu .
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ban k o f Tai ke hu
hi s p e opl e w e nt 0 11 t o K at i k ati It w as at K ati k at i w h e r e
.
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w hi l s t hi s p e opl e b e in g tir e d an d
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as a m ark .
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in g i n gr e at m e as ur e d i e d a w ay M an ai a b e th ough t h i m of the ,
h i s s e cr e t h e ar t ch e ri sh e d som e v e ry b ad f e e l in g ag ai n st hi s
.
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comp anion s w h o had follo w e d he r
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.
the s au cy w e n ch e s an d as th e y g av e he r m or e impud e n c e
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w a y t h e n it w ould h av e b ee n e vid e n t th at s he w as n o t di ff e r e n t
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“
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, Te l l m e .
,
w h e r e i s Te K e h u ?
25 1
S o the m e ss e ng e r d e p art e d
O f cours e N gato ro i r angi as a gr e at to hz m ga k n e w from
.
g a n tl
y a ro ad A w i s . ,
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,
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n o w an d l e t u s b e , ,
b e h old ! y ou h av e b ee n curs e d b y lM an ai a an d h is t 1 ib e .
h ol e
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.
t h e r e i t w as n e c e s s ary th e y shoul d b e s e cu r e ly k e p t Th e r e
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W h e n all had b e e n fi nish e d t h e n the n atur al f e e l in gs o f
.
the m an ov e rc am e the gr e a t to kn a
.
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o v e r hi s n i e c e Thi s w as mo st affe c t in g an d p at h e t i c Th e n
.
, ,
fi ni sh e d m akin g cl e an hi s pl ac e fo r hi m an d the f e m al e s w e r e
c ook in g food for the str an g e rs i t w as di s cov e r e d t h at the food
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t ru t h .
,
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a w ay .
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N ay
I w i l l n ot t arry r e pli e d Ng ato ro b u t I t hought
i t w or t h y of an e ff ort to e n d e avou r to s e e y ou l e s t t h e r e m igh t
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f o r pr ay e r r e pli e d h is si s t e r
,
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.
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.
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M y coun s e l i s t h at w e att ack an d stor m t h e ir p a t h is
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.
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25 5
n os e s u nti l th e y fr e e l y b l e e d Th e n l e t u s s m e ar our f ac e s
.
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E v e ry o n e w ho l ist e n e d w as d e ligh t e d wit h the w ord s o f
.
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. Aft e r a .
s acr e d pl ac e i n H aw a i ka th at th e y w e r e d e t e rmin e d n o ti m e
-
,gr e e n l e av e s .
an d w h e n th e r e t h e y b e at th e ir n os e s w it h such viol e n c e
th at bl ood flo w e d copiously W i th the b lood t hu s obt ain e d
.
t h e m s e l v e s t h e re .
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,
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the god s At l ast th e y h av e h e ard u s B e h old h e r e are the
b od i e s of the host of T am a te K apu a an d of Ngato ro i r angi
.
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.
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the n am e o f the t o w n w hich w as c arri e d b y
,
n o s es an d
ass au l t w as Whai tiri ka p ap a
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to sw e e p aw ay the r as h in v ad e rs o f th e ir l an d so th at the
.
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w as clos e upo n
dir e c t ion w h e r e l ay hidd e n t h e ir c an o e w ith i nt e n t t o at on c e
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w e h av e b e e n w antin g i n for e t h ough t
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2 60
Th e y w e r e w ar mly r e c e iv e d by r e l a t iv e s an d fri e n ds an d i f
.
w at e rs t o b ath e an d b e co m e cl e an an d t hi s h avi n g b e e n
,
-
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d w e lli n g .
t he w at e r fi sh at e t h e m to s at isfy h i s
.
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an d fi n ding so m e
,
v e ry s ick an d vo mit e d
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k ar a mu an d th er e he se t up po sts to w h ic h he f ast e n e d
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,
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,
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sp e ak s t o yo u the pl ac e w h ich o f ri ght t o
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of doin g an y h arm .
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a lt ar w as .
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ag ain s t the ricks
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had s cor e d s om e m ark s lik e t o a n e t o n the f ac e of a cl i ff an d
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th e y agr e e d to go aw ay
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.
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tl o n s
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som e l oc at e d t h e m s e lv e s b y L ak e T aupo so m e p e n e t r at e d e v e n
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w e r e s t il l at K awh i a
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,
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T am a te K apu a w e ll w as h au l e d up o n a b an k o f t he Riv e r
,
voy ag e
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.
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.
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s e r te d
gl ar e o f the fl am e s cou ld s c arc e l y f ai l to at t r act the
.
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a tt e n t io n o f t he Ar a w a Thos e o f the t ri b e sc att e r e d ab out
i n the for e st at T apu ikoi fro m the r e fl e c t ion c aS t upon the
.
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mu st h av e b e e n accid e n t al ly s e t o n fi re by som e of o ur fri e n ds
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.
, , ,
no t h in g bu t a h e ap o f as h e s Th e n promp t ly m e s s e ng e rs w e r e
.
t h e ir fo e s
D iscus s in g the su b j e c t of the b ur ni n g o f the Ar a w a in
.
p ar t o f h i s f ar e w e l l : O m y ch il dr e n O M ako O Ti a ! O
,
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, ,
g o d o f w ar ; if yo u d o yo u wi l l sur e l y p e ri sh as if s w e p t
.
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,
- -
c hildr e n an d e v e ry o n e c an j u d g e fo r th e m s e lv e s o f th e ir v alu e
No w w e r e the Ar a w a aw ar e of a s e cr e t e n e m y w ho had
, .
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r e m e m b e rin g the t r e asur e d w ord s o f t h e ir b e l ov e d f ath e r t o
.
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an d n o w
f ac e to f ac e w i t h t h e m i n the n e w l and to w h ich t h e y had
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p ati e n t an d e v e n if t h e y could w as n ot p at i e n c e m os t
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i n t h e ir h ous e of as s e m bl V °
Tai nui
-
an d the tri b e of the Ar a w a .
TH E LE GE N D OF M A N AI A S E E KI N G RE V E N GE .
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2 68
To m orro w wi l l w e fi gh t if
.
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m y h and
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.
s h al l se e .
w as o ff a r e e f wh e r e i n s t orm y w e at h e r gr e at s e as brok e
,
e ach
n um b e r s b e for e h an d No r w as the f e as t on fr e s h m e at t h at
,
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h app e n s .
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w as w i t h h i m r e p e a t ing i nc ant ation s w i t h a f e rvour an d p e r
.
s i s t e n cy t h at co u ld n o t b e surp as s e d And w e l l i t w as fo r
t he m to be d i lig e n t f o r t h e i r l iv e s an d the l iv e s o f al l the
.
p e op l e o n Mo ti ti d e p e n d e d up o n the su cc e s s o f t h e ir e ffort s
,
i s he d o f t he ha ka b e in g d an c e d I t w as to o m uc h fo r h um an
p at i e n c e to e ndur e Anot h e r an d a sti l l m or e po w e r ful e ffor t
.
,
m u s t b e put for t h
.
,
2 69
an d storm s .
,
at e ach oth e r an d sm il e d
b ou n c e d — t h an the l ast an d th e y l e apt t o t h e ir f e e t in gl ad
.
,
m an y o f
t he w arriors c a st t h e m s e lv e s in to the boil in g tur b ul e n t w at e rs
,
n o t o n e w as l e ft
, ,
ali v e
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.
the cri e s of d is t r e s s
,
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m ark s o n o n e of h i s arms
Ng ato ro c aus e d a fi re t o b e ligh t e d as a sign al to hi s r e l a
.
v e n i n g s e a th e y c am e i n nu m b e rs Amon g t h e m w e r e the o n e
,
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the S t orm t oss e d vo y ag e rs H e g av e t h e m o f the f e rn root
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.
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.
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o f your cou n t ry
, ,
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Y es N e v e r h av e I t o m ak e
p l an t ation s for th e s e th in gs f o r ov e r al l the l an d v e r y li b e r all y
.
,
F o r richn e s s an d d e l i .
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w it h b irds an d r ats
T aki ng o ff hi s b e lt t h e n s aid Rua to o n e of hi s o w n p e opl e
.
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, ,
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.
o f H a w a iki -
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,
s ayin g ,
the rock of t hi s n e w l an d No w y ou
.
c al l e d Aot e a ro a -
.
,
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,
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th e m all the to hu ngas an d
cl e v e r workp e opl e N o t o n ethe
o f the to hun gas s houl d th e y l e av e b e h ind an d t hi s d e t e rm in a
.
tion th e y k e p t as a c l o s e s e cr e t among t h e m s e l v e s
,
No t
to hn as b e lon gin g o n l y t o the mi gr atin g t rib e s bu t to hu n ga s
.
t ak e s o th at th e r e shoul d n o t b e o n e to hu n ga l e ft i n all
H aw a iki Th e y w e r e p r e p ar e d to s t e al the to hungas o f t h e i r
,
n e i gh b ours
.
a n d to
htm g as w h o w e r e s kilfu l c ano e bui ld e rs an d h ous e bui ld e rs
, , , ,
.
,
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.
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,
o f Ku p e an d Ru a
T am at e a s aid As fo r m e an d m y p e opl e h e r e i n H aw a iki
.
-
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a n d Ta Whi ti p am am m ao —s o t h a t t h e r e co ul d no t b e an y
, , ,
- -
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n e w l an d as th e y s ay an d all hi s p e opl e agr e e d wit h the
w ord o f T am at e a
,
k no w n as M ak a hua c am e ag ain s t t h e m d e f e at e d
, ,
a chi e f -
o f th e ir coun t ry
,
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l e av e H aw a
iki an d t h e y proc e e d e d to m ak e pr e p ar at ion s accord in gly
bu t the first an d the ch i e f diffi cult y w as the m att e r o f
, ,
b e e n m ad e ra hm ( se t ap ar t fo r a c ano e) b y th e ir an c e stor
,
’
Th e n
w e nt Puh i w ha n ak e to the T u w a o t u Tri b e w h o w e r e f am ou s
.
- - - -
- - - -
h e c am e f o r t h e y d e m and e d Who i s Pu hi w ha n ak e an d w h
“ - -
i.
- -
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’
,
”
h ith e r n e v e r ag ain
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.
- -
, ,
o f h i s visit to the Tu w ao tu Go yo u n o w -
to T am at e a an d to P a w a an d a s k t h e m if the v w i l l cons e n t
, ,
So P u hi — w ha n ak e w e n t hi s w ay to T am at e a
-
W h e n he .
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, ,
d e l iv e r e d hi s m e s s ag e T am at e a an s w e r e d , ,
b n d o t h is t hin g ey
, , ,
p at a i w,
ho are m y fri e nd s b e for e I c a Th ,
.
mu s t con s e nt to w h at yo u propos e R e st v o u h e r e a w h il e
a n d I wil l s e nd to t h e m
.
,
”
.
- -
.
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t he y d e m an d t h at p e op l e of o ur trib e b e ki ll e d f o r th e m s o
,
t h at th e y m ay e at
Th e n n e w s c am e t o the broth e rs t h at Tam ate a s p e op l e
.
t old h im .
-
,
-
,
276
tr e e l ay .
to hn as th e n d e cid e d th at th e y w ould b ui l d an o th e r c an o e
f o r th e ir o w n ch i e f an d p e opl e so th e y f e ll e d an o t h e r t r e e
b uil t an o t h e r c an o e The w ork b e i n g fi n ish e d t w o
,
an d
s t ag e s o f sc affoldin g w e r e e r e ct e d an d a c an o e i n i t s s e v e r al
.
,
f o r tw o w h ol e w in t e rs l e f t to s e a son
. .
,
The c an o e s w oul d
h av e to b e co n st an t l y w at ch e d l e st the wi nd s s w e e ping the
.
, ,
to b e cu t ov e r wh ich bo t h c an o e s should b e t ak e n an d t h a t
.
tr ack sh ou ld b e to Wh an g ar a To t hi s P u w haka aw e w ou ld
, ,
- -
H e w an t e d hi s c an o e t ak e n t o hi s o w n p l ac e
.
n o t agr e e . He .
c e e d e d with t he w ork o f cu tt i n g a t r ac k to th e i r o w n pl ac e
,
p oor por i on -
- -
Wh o s e ,
2 78
c an o e f o r i t s l on g ov e rl an d j ourn e y t h e y fi x e d th e ir rop e s ,
an d m aim in g
k e e p the v e ss e l s t e ady N atur al ly th i s cr e at e d a gr e at d e al
o f con fusion an d f o r the t im e put an e n d to fur t h e r progr e s s
,
.
l i s he d t h w e r f i i hte n e d t o a e m pt to
p e
g
-
s e c ui e d i t al o n g ,
’
~
mu ch di ffi cul t y .
d e t e rm i n e d th at an o t he r att e m pt sh ou l d b e m ad e t o b rin g h om e
,
t h e ir c an o e ; so t h e y an d t h e ir w h ol e t rib e w e nt o ut to m ak e
o n e m or e s t r e n uou s e nd e avou r Th e y go t the c ano e o n the
skids ag ain an d m ad e som e li t tl e progr e s s unt il pr e s e n t ly
.
t h e y c am e to a h il l ov e r w h ich the c an o e w ou ld h av e to b e
, , , ,
o f i ts o w n cou ld n o t b e
g o t to st ay o n the skid s ; it k e p t rol lin g
fro m sid e to sid e in the m os t th r e at e n in g m an n e r unti l the
,
- -
, ,
279
oth e rw i s e Y o u w ou ld t ak e y o ur o w n w ay but y o u h av e b e e n
obli g e d t o com e to u s at l a st
.
,
- -
l e f t Ti ti r angi an d w e nt to hi s b ro t h e r t o w h om he r e l a t e d
, ,
- -
,
wh at he had d on e an d w h at had co m e o f it .
“
“
Le t i t b e e v e n s o s aid P u w haka aw e If w e d o n o t - -
c ano e h e r e It i s o ur only h op e
A nd so i t w as agr e e d b e t w e e n Tam ate a s p e opl e an d the
. .
s af e ly to Ti t i r an gi
,
- -
.
,
k no w ho w to pl ac e o r f as t e n the si d e b o ard s o n n o r ho w to
,
T he n P u w haka -
O h n o s aid T am at e a v u s f o r o u r l ab our
.
y o u m u st a
p
first P ay u s f 0 1 w h at w e h av e d on e an d t he c an o e i s y ours
, ,
abs e n c e M ak a — hu a s p e op l e— th e y w ho had d e f e at e d t h e m an d
.
,
’
The b attl e
t ook pl ac e at the riv e r Te K aw a k aw a It w as an ob s t in at e
.
,
- - -
w e r e u t t e rl y d e f e at e d N u m b e rs f e l l o n bo th sid e s but o f
,
.
,
aw a y e n tir e l y fro m th e ir l an d
,
- -
ag ain he b e t ook h im s e lf to Ti ti r an gi
,
Th i s ti m e h i s pr ay e r - -
.
Y es s ai d T am a t e a I am wi llin g to as si st y o u b u t “
i n t h at c as e y o u m us t ab an do n al l cl ai m t o y o ur c an o e Th at
, ,
I m us t t ak e
.
.
.
2 80
h av e n o l and n o h om e : yo u s h al l be o ur chi e f an d w e sh al l
b e y our p e opl e ; bu t r e v e n g e the in j uri e s i n flic t e d upon u s
, ,
p a
or d e 1 th at v e n g e an c e mi ght be t ak e n fo 1 t he 1 n j uri es i nflict e d
0 ,
'
s e rv e as sl av e s M ak a hu a hi m s e l f an d al l h is p e opl e — m e n -
b ee n abduc t e d w as r e c ap t ur e d an d r e s t or e d to he r fri e nd s
.
,
No w w h e n Tu R ah ui h e ard o f the sl au gh t e r o f al l o f
M ak a htia s p e opl e w ith w ho m h i s d aug hte i at the t i m e hap
,
’
sh ou l d st e am i n h i s ov e n O ath s an d curs e s i n t h os e d ay s
had an unh appy k n ack o f tr av e l lin g f ast an d —e v e n as t h e y d o
.
co m e h om e to
roost It w as n o t lon g b e for e in form a t ion r e g ardin g the o at h
,
p e o p l e a t Ti t i r an gi
.
“ ” “
Y es e x cl aim e d
g o for h an d sl ay ; sp ar e
- ~
,
h e r e to m e .
Tu R ahu i s p e opl e
’
e re e n cou nt e r e d a t a p l a c e n e ar to th e i 1 o w n h om e a n d t h e i 1
.
,
The
p e op l e o f T u R ahu i w e r e com pl e t e l y e xt e rmin at e d
.
,
.
282
gl ad ly ac c e pt e d
w i t h Tu R ah ui an d hi s p e opl e formin g p art o f it
.
e xp e dit ion , ,
- -
o v e r the s e a
S oo n it b e c am e n e c e ss ary t o th ink of r e turni ng but w h e n
.
t he m all to d e ath
,
p e opl e o f t h i s l an d w e r e s un worshipp e rs
.
No w t he -
Wh e n c e com e v o u
Th e n s lo w ly l if t in g up h i s ar m an d p ointin g t o the e ast
, ,
.
Tu R ahui ans w e r e d : “
We co m e fro m the l and o f the ri s in g
su n
No w n ot h in g coul d h av e b e e n m or e h app y o r m or e for
.
f ri e nd s w e r e god s an d d e si re d t h at t h e y m igh t b e tr e at e d as
.
su ch T h e n in s t e ad o f pu tt i n g t h e m to d e ath as he origi n al ly
,
d i al l y to con tinu e to a b id e in Ra n gi te a an d to d w e l l w i t h h im
,
t h at w as a n arro w e s
.
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, ,
c ap e
Th i s m ad e t h in gs v e ry pl e as an t Th e n af t e r a t im e the
.
d augh t e r to w if e w hi ch pos si bl y w as p l e as an t e r s t il l
.
Tu
R ahu i con s e n t e d v e ry w il li n g ly t o this propos al h avin g n o
.
,
r e fu s e .
v e ry proud .
r e turn e d th e r e w as n at ur al l y mu ch an xi e ty an d as tim e w e n t
o n an d t h e r e w as stil l n o app e ar an c e o f th e m n o r an y n e w s
, ,
c am e o f t h e ir f at e an xi e t y g av e w ay to al arm I t w as n o t
a m at t e r i nv olvin g the f at e o f o n e promin e n t i ndivi du al
.
,
t h at th e r e w e r e fe w th at d id n o t m ourn fo r the ap pr e h e n d e d
‘
f at e o f the vo y ag e rs o
.
god s
The to hun gas accordin gly con su lt e d t h e ir gods The r e sul t
.
The go d s w ho d e cl ar e d t h at Tu R ahu i w as
,
1 e quir e d to d o s o
pr e dic t ion
N o w i t h app e n e d t h at Tu K apu a Tu R ahui s f ath e r had
.
( -
) w hic h
had b e e n a gr e at p e t an d pl ay thi n g o f hi s abs e n t s o n
, , ,
The
n am e o f t hi s b ird w as Te K aw a Tu K apu a took t hi s b ird to
.
n a an d d e s ii e d h im to s e n d i t forth to s e e if i t cou l d fi nd
.
a to h
f ul i nc an t a ion s t t
os s e d it i nto the ai r an d e h old Te K a w a b
t
, , , ,
i n g i ts fligh t w it h e ag e r e e s u nti l i w as lo st to s ig h f ar aw ay
o v e r the w av e s , g a th e r e d as h e y righ l y hought an indic a t t t
t
, ,
Tu
R ah ui w al k e d ab ou t a w hil e w i t h the cryi ng child t h e n he s at
.
,
r e q uiri ng s t r e n gt h an d quick n e s s an d d e x t e ri t y i n w hi ch he
.
,
, , ,
, ,
to o
W h at s he e x cl ai m e d
,
you —you T u R ahui —v o u , ,
p e op l e
An d th e r e upon su dd e n ly from the t ip o f the roo f a s t r ang e
.
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, , ,
voic e c ai l ed , ,
-
,
.
,
“
h i s o ld p e t at onc e H e c al l e d b ack Are yo u Te K a w a
u po n w h ic h the b ird fl e w do w n an d aligh t e d upon his
,
.
, ,
should e r
Th e n s tood Tu R ahu i u p an d givin g un r e s tr ain ed v e n t to
.
,
28 6
.
,
a ke a ka
f ar e w e l l Tu R ahui H ap p y
.
“
F ar e w e ll s aid Tu M at a
h av e b e e n the d ay s yo u h av e p as s e d w i t h 11 s Y o u w ill n o t
, , .
t he e n d F a1 e w e l l O f ar e w e l l R ahu i !
Go d e p ai t e xcl ai m e d the o ld ch i e f T u K apu a s t an di n g
.
, , ,
, ,
an d I — e v e n I
w at e rs to m y childr e n an d m y gr and chi ldr e n N o w g o
,
o v e r an d prot e ct yo u al ways .
gon e f o r e v e r gon e
,
Bv .
-
,
he r e pl i e d
ho ld I am Tu R ah ui n o w r e t urn e d t o m y h om e
, .
,
Th e s e are .
“
H o i te to i te s aid RO p ata a n d h e r e am I to o
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, , , ,
ik i
Th is cours e h avi ng b e e n c ar e fu lly c arri e d o u t a gr e at tan gt
, .
dolour an d d an ci n g crying an d f e as t in g —n e v e r w as k no w n in
.
,
H a w a i ki such a ta n g t as th at accord e d t o Tu R ah ui an d
h i s p e op l e o n th e ir r e tu1 n .
Le t us '
fo un d ; l e t u s g o an d s ee Tu R ahu i
S o T am at e a an d his chi e fs W e n t for t h accordin gl y Th e y
.
Wh e n T am at e a w as t ak e n ov e r
.
w e r e v e ry cordi al ly r e c e iv e d .
98 8
h om e
N o t l on g aft e r th i s visit o f T am at e a to Tu R ahu i the w ar
.
T H E LE GE N D O F TH E M I G RATI O N O F TA M ATE A
C O N TI N UE D .
-
, ,
pr e f e rr e d a r e qu e s t o f T am at e a O gre at chi e f
, ,
“
H e s aid
g i v e m e l e av e t h at I cu t o fl t he h e ad s o f the thi e e d augh t e rs
.
, , ,
“
Wh y
shou ld such a w ish com i n g fro m such a m an b e list e n e d t o ?
.
, ,
, ,
- -
, ,
,
2 89
Tu R ahui s p e opl e
’
Th e y w e r e fin i sh e d an d furn i sh e d f o r the
voy ag e compl e t e i n e v e ry r e sp e ct
.
.
,
“
Th e n the to htm g as w e nt to T am at e a an d s aid W ou l d i t
n o t b e a good t h in g b e for e w e p u t to se a to try the c an o e s o n
,
the ri v e r fi rs t s o w e c an s e e ho w th e y s ai l ?
,
pok e
t o w at ch w h a t t ook pl ac e w h e n the c an o e s w e r e b e in g t ri e d
T am at e a P aw a Tai K e hu w i t h o t h e r chi e fs an d a nu m b e r o f
.
, , ,
S oon th e r e w as o n e c an o e
, ,
an d at a sign al o ff th e y w e nt .
.
,
gr e atly
th at c an o e
.
“ “
Se e s e e cri e d Tai K e h u g re atl y e x cit e d
s w al low s the l an d ( go e s so qu ickl y t h at the l an d s e e m s to
, , , ,
fl y p as t )
U pon w hi ch T am at e a s aid Th at sh al l b e your c an o e an d
i t s n am e sh all b e the n am e y o u h av e j us t gi v e n i t
, ,
Horou t a
,
to hu n g as cl ai m e d from T am at e a th at the
b e h is c an o e an d the c an o e o f al l the to hun g as an d o f t h e i r
god s ; t h at the H orout a must b e tap ued f o r the u se of the
,
H orou t a
.
“
To al l w hi c h T am at e a m ad e r e p ly The
’
‘
,
19 H .
290
f ar f ai r l an d of Ao t e a ro a to w h ich w e go
,
Th n b y d ir e c t io o f t e t z m gas the c an o e
, .
“
e n h o h Ho
w as dr aw n u p o n the b e ach at the pl ac e w h ich
,
”
r out a
The s id e bo ard s
’
-
.
( rau w aw a
) the s e ats the p add l e s the s ail s an d e v e rythin g
, , , ,
c au s e d a t e rrific
l as t e d Af t e r w hi ch b e h o ld the w e s t wi n d c am e an d w h e n
,
.
, , ,
m or e upon the w av e
h e ar at h an d an d the w hol e o f the four o t h e r cr e w s be ing
.
t og e t h e r dr aw n up o n the b e ach
,
t he bu t t e n d o f a t r e e wh e n f e ll e d — the f ar e n d o f h e av e n
,
( )
w as b e sto w e d upon the Horou t a an d the n am e Horou t a ,
“
As has b e e n s aid T akitum u w as the fi rst c an o e to
,
- - -
T ak i t u mu
,
t he st e rn o f the “
Ruaw haro an d Ron go , ,
n o chi e f ho w e v e r
b e i n g all ow e d m or e t h an t w o s e at s
, , ,
adi e u to H aw a i k i an d pu t t o s e a
,
-
The ord e r o f s ai l in g w as
th at the T aki t um u shoul d l e ad the w ay unti l a l andin g
.
.
,
w ay an d h e lp th e m o n
The shor e s of Ao t e a ro a at l e n gth app e ar e d i n vi e w t o
.
-
2 92
w as a v e ry j oy ou s o n e
an d hi s p e opl e s e e m e d al l v e ry comfort abl e an d con t e n t e d
.
,
poss e ssion .
’
t ol d T am at e a th at he w ou ld h av e to cl e ar the l an d of the
br ambl e s an d t horn s t h at had found root i n som e pl ac e s ,
-
, ,
, ,
hi s tri b e s
O f the fl e e t of fi v e c an o e s t h at u n d e r T am at e a l e f t
.
,
-
An d h e r e .
- - -
an d N uku ro a -
.
THE CA NO E S OF THE MIGRA T IO N
AND THE T HABIT OF THE
MAO RIS OF AO T E A ROA
-
.
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t hr e d e ck r ) as n avig at e d by R ak e w an a g a o ra ( b ald
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-
o r a borigin e s
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s igh t o f mo as
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,
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,
i n vi t e d a gr e at nu m b e r o f hi s r e l at iv e s a n d fri e nd s i n H aw a iki
.
, ,
w i t h h i s r e l at iv e s an d the b u lk of h i s
.
a bs e n c e o f M an ai a
c omp a n y som e o f h is gu e s t s r avish e d hi s w if e Ron go t iki -
H e w as o n e of the cont e s t an t s
, ,
“
f o r the s tr and e d wh al e at W h ang a p arao a The Toko m aru - -
- -
a n c e st ors o f N g at i r ua nu i an d o f t he N g a t i a w a Co as t ing
.
- - -
a lon g an d
o r utu n e ar T ar a n aki an d th e r e he l e f t h i s g o d R ak e i o ra
.
p
- -
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, ,
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,
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-
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t h i s c an o e w as t he l as t t h at l e f t H aw a iki ; th at s he on ly w e n t
.
d i d n o t l an d at A ot e a ro a ; an d t h at s he r e t urn e d to H aw a i ki
- -
,
t he pl ac e from w he nc e s he c am e .
n o t ic e d as fol lo w s
.
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a ll e g e d to h av e b e e n P e k i te ta hua Rongo k ah e R angi t at au
.
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,
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,
.
,
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.
The “
M an g a r ar a — The ch i e fs W h e k e t oro Te w ai o - - - -
P o tan g o an d o t h e rs are al l e g e d t o h av e co m e in th is c an o e
. .
,
-
The M an g a
r ar a i t i s as s e r t e d b i o ug ht the t u at ar a t e r e t e r e k umu ku m u
.
t he b irds t or e a an d w hi o i ; an d
, ,
w he w e t a k e k e 1 e n g u & c
, ,
-
-
, .
c e s to rs o f the N g a t i po rou
.
—
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.
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.
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f o r t h e m to k no w th at I am h e r e M or e ov e r I w i l l n o t s t ay
.
h e r e w i t h yo u It i s b e t t e r t h at I shoul d st a y i n the c av e
.
.
,
wh e r e y o u k e e p y our sw e e t po t ato e s fo r th e r e I m ay d w e l l
.
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,
h e ar all t h at p ass e s b e t w e e n m y b ro t h e rs I f he w is h e s m y
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.
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,
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.
qu alit y an d w h e n as t h e y c o n sid e r e d t h e ir wi sh e s w e r e n o t
,
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with dr e ad an d am az e m e n t
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p l i s he d su c h w ond e rs
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.
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he tr i e d to m ak e i t up t o hi m in an oth e r w ay
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, ,
aw ay l e avin g h im b e hin d
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.
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.
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an d n o w he g a t h e r e d t og e t h e r t hirty clo ak s of r e d
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,
the w ar !
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i t i s to b e e xp e ct e d th at th i s S t a t e m e nt w il l be doubt e d
,
-
,
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N e v e r m i n d ho w r e pli e d H atu p atu I c am e he r e I -
am h e r e ; i t i s e n ough
.
,
’ “
s hou t e d H aro a in am az e m e nt .
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I h av e a c ano e o f m y o w n wh ich I us e an d I d o n o r:
al w ay s c hoo s e t o Sh o w i t to m y fri e n d s
,
an s w e r e d t he youn g ,
ch i e f
B u t wh at are yo u going to d o ? d e m an d e d K arik a
.
W b
.
“
p a tu hos e u si n e ss i s it y o u a re m in din g ? Th e n
a ft e r a p au s e H atu p at u w e nt o n Look yo u m y bro t h e rs
.
,
“ -
yo u h av e b e e n v e ry con sid e r a t e to m e Y o u h av e l e f t m e o u t
, , ,
o f t h i s e xp e d i t ion Y o u d e t e rm i n e d t h a t I sh ou ld h av e n o
.
b usin e ss an d t o m y o w n b u s in e s s e n t ir e l y
.
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.
,
Th at migh t l e g i t im at e l y be e xp e c t e d
.
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.
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w r e ath t h at he w or e arou n d hi s h e ad an d 10 o n e o f t he l i tt l e
s t e m s s t icking in the groun d S t ruck roo t a n d gr e w i n t o a
, , ,
b e au t ifu l p o hutakaw a t r e e wi th w ho s e l ov e l y re d flo w e r s
ev er y o ne acqu ain t e d w it h the N or t h I s l an d is f am ili ar
Th e n ag ain H a t u p atu pl un g e d in t o the w a t e r a n d a f t e r a
.
-
.
i n g at Ku k a ru a to t hi s d ay
,
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-
n o w ord
It w as at O tam arae wh e r e the w ar p ar ty r e s t e d Th e n
.
The n e x t d ay th e y r e ac he d M ak e tu
,
Tauhu In t he e v e ni n g
o f t h a t d ay the forc e w as divi d e d into t h r e e division s
. .
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d ivision consist e d o f thr e e hundr e d an d for ty m e n an d w as
.
c om m an d e d b y o n e o f the broth e rs
m e n t o l e ad .
with hi m
Th e n it o ccurr e d to H at u p atu to tr y the spirit o f hi s
.
So he s aid , , ,
K arik a w as .
.
,
m ar t i al d e cl am at ion s w e r e b e in g d e liv e r e d an d n o w h is t hr e e
broth e rs h avin g s p ok e n he th ou g h t i t w as tim e for hi m t o
, ,
h av e a t urn Af t e r
,
“ ”
. fi xin g up his lin e of r e dou bt ab l e ,
, , ,
sh ou ld b e —th at i s t o s ay he w as n ak e d O n c e m or e H at u
,
p at u ru sh e d i nt o the t h i ck e t an d ag ai n he sp e e di ly r e app e ar e d
.
,
kn o t an d g aily d e ck e d w ith f ea t h e rs ; h is c lo ak n o w w as o f
dogs ski n s an d i n hi s h and he c arri e d a m ere m ad e o f w h i t e
’
w h al e b on e ; t hu s it w as he d e liv e r e d a spirit e d Sp e e c h to h i s
,
t um e s an d arm e d
3 25
s l av e ry H e kn e w hi s p e op l e w ould fi gh t b r a v e ly an d he w as
, , ,
with th e ir l on g h e a vy sp e ars O n t he y c am e wi t h an i m
e sis t l e s s rush t
,
.
e t u o us r For a mom e n t he p e op l e o f H an u i
p
s e e m e d t o sus t ai n the s ho ck ; b u t t he y s t agg e r e d b e n e at h the
, .
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of t he s e co nd d i v 1 s 1 o n whi ch w as u nd e r t he l e ad e rs hip of
H e r e H an ni att e mpt e d to r al l y hi s p e opl e b ut b e for e
,
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he coul d r e s t or e th e m t o an y d e gr e e o f ord e r the t riumph ant
.
,
c h arg e !
b u t ch arg e t h e y did n ot
,
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.
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brough t to b e ar upon t h e m an d t h e ir h op e o f su cc e s s di e d
.
a w ay
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th e m ye br av e s ; fi gh t O ye w arrio rs o f t he Ar aw a ! Tur n
, ,
upon th e m ag ai n — ag ain he c he e r e d t h e m o n to m ak e o n e
l ast st and
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.
an d arm e d w i t h a gr e a t v ari e t y o f w e ap on s — s o st ay e d f o r a
,
f e w m in ut e s to dr aw b r e ath an d to r e fl e ct Thos e f e w m in u t e s
.
w e r e o f v ast con s e qu e n c e to H at u p at u Th e y e n ab l e d h im
.
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, ,
a gr e at tw o h and e d s w ord -
rush i n g about fro m e n d to e n d ,
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- -
’
forth
i n g l y b ri e f dur at ion W i t h a sh or t Sp e ar K arik a aim s a
.
,
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d r aw i n g for t h hi s w h i t e w h al e bon e m e r e w i t h o n e b low
.
h air
Thi s d is c o m fi ture o f th e ir ch am pio n di s cour ag e s the
w arriors o f R aum ati ; proportion at e l y i t in s p ir e s confid e n c e
am ongs t the Ar aw a G r aspin g h is tw o h an d e d s word ag ain -
-
Th e n .
3 28
d uc ed .
“
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, I f e ar R aum ati h ath ,
e s c ap e d
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, ,
w ar .
had e sc ap e d .
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w h e n the w ar p ar t y l e ft
,
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.
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w e r e s l ain .
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.
s o n of R angi w haka e ke au
s o n s of R an g i tihi an d th e ir b r av e s Th e y co n t inu e d to ho ld
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l and .
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.
know .
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.
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.
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,
w he n su d d e n ly to hi s surpri s e —i h a w ay he has n e v e r
dre am t o f —i t has s lipp e d th rough h is fi n g e rs an d i s gon e
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.
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he t urn e d into r e s t ag ain
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the m ornin g the e arly ris e rs of K awh i a discov e r e d the s w e e t
.
,
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,
s t or e h ou s e an d he k n e w n o t h in g abou t the s w e e t po t a t o e s
,
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.
,
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b abl y m av h av e concl u d e d t h at i t w as m o s t u nl ik e l y th a t a
.
ch i e f i n t he po sition o f H o tu n ui w ou ld so f ai f0 1 g e t hat w as
d ue to hi s 1 an k an d s t a nding as to b e gui l t y o f suc h a c ri m e
.
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, ,
p l ai n th e i r b e l i e f i n h is g uil t an d th e y w e r e n o t ab ov e d i s ,
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At l as t H o tu n ui f e lt t h at hi s position had b e c om e s o
.
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,
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w as m u c h att ach e d to hi s h om e he l ov e d h is p l an t ation s an d
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f e lt t h at i t w as b e s t f o r hi m t o g o H is s t or e hou s e w as w e l l
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for h i m to d e p art
w h e n the b e am s o f
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a n d w h at e v e r i t m ay
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b e I w il l r e m e m b e r
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prov e to b e a girl th e n l e t he r n am e b e P ar e tu al1 a Th i s -
i n g al l t o 11 0 purpos e
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.
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h av e s aid .
t
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e ad e re ad y fo r p l ti
an ng .
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,
h i s sp e ar
No w i t h app e n e d at t hi s p articu l ar j un ct ur e t h at Ro t in a
.
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, ,
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m aid
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.
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’
t h e r e he i s — t h e r e si tt i n g at t he foot of t h at tre e
, .
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.
,
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h av e hi m t o w ait u p on m e d e t e rmi n e d Roti n a
, . .
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y t w id d lin g hi s t hu m b s u nd e r the t re e
,
p o s e d l
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.
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a n d s he s t ar t e d t o ru n to o
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the br an ch e s l ook e d do w n an d s aw t h e m
.
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s l av e m u s t h av e a m as t e r
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.
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b i rd s lyi ng d e ad upo n the grou nd an d“ t h e r e w as a c lo ak e v i
.
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bu sh e s g ail y
i ns ist e d Ro t in a ; I c an t s e e an y
.
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m e w h o w ai t an d don t s ay anyth i ng
.
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the s am e .
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“
she c al l e d to M aru tu ab a Th e r e you l l b e m y h usb and
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won t y ou ?
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I f y ou are a w is e c hi e f y ou w i l l s t ay w h e r e y ou are l e s t
.
w e go b bl e you up w h e n y ou d o com e d o w n
,
cri e d Rotin a ,
.
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.
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b e t t e r go on ah e ad an d I an d m y sl av e w il l follo w v o u
.
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pr e s e n t l y
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.
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, ,
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.
.
,
pr e s e rv e d i n t h e ir o w n f at t og e t h e r w ith a n u mb e r of the
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,
“
bird s he had kill e d .
,
.
w e r e bird s
M ind yo u com e af t e r cri e d Hop a gl anci ng b ack at h im
.
wi t h he r roguis h e y e s
, ,
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.
-
.
,
t he k n o t he s t uc k a gr e at m any — fi f ty it i s s aid — re d k ak a
,
, H i s h e ad dr e s s comp l e t ed .
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,
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a n d ov e r t h a t ag ai n he had a p eu r u clo ak a n d t hi s m ad e up
l
, ,
wh at con s t i t ut e d i n an ci e nt ti m e s the d r e s s o f a gr e at ch i e f
,
o f t im e
.
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went
I n the m e an t im e Ro t i n a an d H op a had gon e o n to the p a
.
a t t e nd e d b y o n e soli t ary sl av e w as o n h i s w ay t o s e e t h e m
,
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.
n o un c e d
, ,
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.
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cri e d H op a w ho b e in g the
b
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y ou n g e r w as m u ch t h e mor e im p tuou s
e an d ol d Com e
a l o n g w i t h u s t o o ur f ath e r s vill ag e
.
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r e pli e d the you n g
Y o u l e ad t he w ay on w ard ; m y sl av e w il l accom p an y
, ,
c h i ef
I w i l l fol lo w af t e r
.
y ou
, ,
the n am e o f y our m a s t e r ?
,
“
Fro m the w e s t co as t o f t h i s i sl an d is t h e r e n o you n g
c hi e f w h os e f am e has r e ach e d t h i s pl ac e ? an s w e r e d the
s l av e
ans w e r e d B o t m a
.
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t he n am e o f o n e you ng ch 1e f
“
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s at d o w n i n a s e micircl e
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.
,
t ion s fo r a p ar e n t yo u h av e n e v e r k n o wn v o u h av e j ourn e y e d
.
a l o n g w ay t o H au 1 aki
,
o
but your f am e has tr av e l l e d h e r e
b e fo re yo u H o tun ui i s proud o f h i s so n M aru tuahu an d o f -
the f am e t h at
.
,
.
,
h av e b e e n s e e k in g the vi ll a g e w h e r e m y f at h e r d w e ll s in
.
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-
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you n g m an j ust arriv e d fro m lon g w and e rin gs in the for e sts
c ann ot fin d fi tt in g w ord s t o e xpr e s s hi s f e e lings i n su ch a
pr e s e n c e .
w h il st h is g e n e r a l m od e sty in d e m e an our as w e l l as i n sp e e ch
com m e nd e d h i m at on c e to pop ul ar f avour .
p a
appro a ch o f a vi si t or I t i s s aid th at n o f e w e r th an te n d ogs
w e r e kill e d f o r t h is f e a st an d t h e y w e r e all e at e n
.
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ch i e fs t he m e n an d w om e n t he boy s an d girl s e v e ry b ody ate
.
,
an d e n j oy e d th e m s e lv e s ,
,
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t s ee an y
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hi m .
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T e l l m e O m y f ath e r w h at th at t r e a t m e n t w as s o th at
, , , ,
t h at had b e e n t ak e n i n the n e t I s e n t do w n o n e of m y s e rv an ts
t o b rin g u p a fis h fo r m e W h e n m y s e rv ant got to the c an o e s
,
t he m an w ho o w n e d the n e t s d e m an d e d of him
.
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‘
,
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,
‘
fl ax W hy go e th he n o t to t he s w am p at O to i an d g e tt in g ,
authority of t h e ir ch i e fs
,
pun ish m e n t
N oticin g h is c ond i t ion an d gu e s si n g h i s t h oughts H o tu n ui
.
c on tin u e d
0 m y f ath e r
,
s ai d M aru tuahu t hi nk no m or e of t hi s
,
-
,
ch i e f al w ay s k e pt t h at p ar ticul ar ki nd o f bu sin e s s as a s e cr e t
,
A qu an t i t y of fi s h to be c au g ht at o n e tim e r e quir e s a nu m
, .
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,
”
W h e r e are th e y ? d e m an d e d M aru tu ahu o f h is m e s -
s e ng e r w h e n he r e turn e d
The d ay aft e r t o morro w th e y co m e
.
-
an s w e r e d the ,
m e ss e ng e r .
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“
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-
l e t the f e ast be -
Our gu e s t s s h al l b e arr an g e d in ro w s an d w h e n t h e y
, , ,
s e t out
.
,
h e ap s of fi s h e s p il e d up fo r th e m t h e y an t icip at e d h avi ng a
.
q uit e h appy
The fir s t busin e s s h o w e v e r ,w as the s t r e tch in g of the gr e at
.
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,
’
-
s tr e tch e d s t r aigh t o ut
,
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, ,
ad v an c e d .
,
the to hu n g a an d the -
, ,
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n e t c am e
’
-
’
-
“ -
d ay .
-
-
,
, ,
the G r e at B arri e r
am bi t ious d e si gn s f o r the a ggr an dis e m e n t of hi s f am il y
.
,
He
had com e t o Whare ka w a to s e e the b e au t y w hos e pr ais e s w e r e
.
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.
, ,
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- -
surr e nd e r of h i s d au ght e r i nt o t he h an ds of th os e w ho w e r e
to b e he r n e w r e l at iv e s F o r t hi s purpos e he l e d Te K ah u .
Aot e a wh e r e a h us b an d aw ai t e d he r
,
at l e as t n o t to d ay
, , ,
,
B u t you mu s t go wh e n I r e quir e y ou —w h at n on s e n s e i s
.
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th i s ? cri e d Te P ak a
as s e n t e d Te K ahu r e r e m o a
.
Y e s o f cours e bu t I am - -
sc e n e e n su e d
Fin al l y the old ch i e f fro m the Gr e at B arri e r sp e akin g
.
, ,
“
\V e .
K ahu r e r e m o a w as l e f t w i t h he r f ath e r
,
- -
.
3 43
f o r as he did n o t
com e e mp ty h and e d l as t tim e the p e opl e w e r e confi d e nt he
, ,
s e n s at e an d fooli sh r ag e
Wh at yo u ! he shout e d y o u w i t h fi s h fro m Aot e a !
.
I w an t e d y o u a m on t h ag o to go h o m e an d b e com e t he w if e o f
, ,
the fi s h Y o u sh al l n o t h av e an y
A n d m uch mor e t o the s am e e f fe c t
. .
,
i s n o t fo r yo u . .
s e n s e s to som e e x t e n t s he fl e d b ack to t he h ou s e an d
,
, , ,
to o — wh at e v e r i s the m att e r ?
I t w as lit t l e Whan aun g a the th ird s o n o f M aru tuahu an d ,
-
,
T e l l m e K ahu w ho the vi ll ai n is an d I w i l l sl ay h im
w e n t on the li tt l e ch ap i n a t o n e of mu ch e n e rgy
, , , ,
I s he as
big as a m at ai tr e e as s tron g as a to t ar a tr e e as t e n aciou s
.
- -
an d t roubl e som e as a l aw x e r bu sh w h y
, ,
th e n al l the b e tt e r
—the m or e glo 1 y fo r W h an a ! I s he as hug e a s the w h al e
, , ,
W h an a s h al l
kil l h i m w it h h i s sp e ar—Wh an a sh al l d e stroy h i m utt e rly fo r
.
b ri n g i n g a t e ar to the ch e e k o f K ah u H ad he a hundr e d
'
fo r e v e ry te ar T e l l m e t e l l m e K ah u w ho he i s ?
.
, , ,
344
O W h an a i t i s my f ath e r ! sobb e d Te K ah u r e r e m o a - -
an d h i s n am e i s — Te P ak a
“
O d o n o t do th at W h an a cri e d Te K ah u r e r e m o a - -
y ou ,
”
k no w
I w il l b e gin b y tyi ng a r at t l e t o the t ail o f h is c lo a k an d
.
I w il l g e t o l d Mo aki m the w i t ch t o e n ch an t h im s o th at he
sh al l d o n oth in g bu t d an c e I wil l
, ,
O n o n o n o ! e ntr e at e d Te K ah u r e r e m o a you mu st - -
n o t d o an y o f th e s e thin gs R e m e m b e r he i s m y f at h e r !
, , , ,
doin g t o v e x he r so t h at I m ay j udg e ho w f ar hi s pu ni sh m e nt
,
- -
an a t titud e of d e e p at t e n t ion
The girl th e r e upon r e l at e d t o h im all t h at had p as s e d on
.
, ,
No t n o w ; O n o t n o w ! e x cl ai m e d Whan au n ga yo u
are m u ch b e tt e r n o w littl e pig e o n
, ,
Y e s I am m uch b e t t e r n o w
,
“
con f e s s e d Te K ah u r e r e -
m o a he r sp iri t r e turning b ut w h at i s to be d on e ? I c an t
, ,
’
be e xp e ct e d to go t o the G r e at B arri e r af te r su ch t r e at
,
men t
N o o s aid Whan au n g a r at h e r doub t ful ly Th e n c o n
.
And if
y ou d on t g o to the G r e at B arri e r y ou c an no t s t ay i n Wh ar e
, ,
’
u n e ndurabl e h er e
Th at i s t ru e pond e r e d Te K ah u r e r e m o a
.
“
,
T he n m us t - -
.
I ru n aw ay
A nd w h er e wou ld yo u fl y to l i t tl e pig e on ? Le t u s s e e
.
he r s om e coul d e as il y b e m ad e t o y i e ld he r up som e w e r e
.
, ,
346
- -
The
tr ack s o f t he fu g itiv e s w e r e qui ck l y foun d an d aw ay upon i t
.
, ,
Te K ah u r e r e m o a had k n ow n p e rf e ctly w e l l w h a t w ou ld
.
- -
di st an c e b e t w e e n he r an d he r pursu e rs W h e n Te P ak a an d
hi s m e n r e ach e d the O p an i t h e y w e re abou t t ire d o f th e ir lon g
.
w h ic h woul d giv e
Te K ahu r e r e m o a a s t il l s tro n g e r l e ad ; t h e y d id n o t kn o w
,
- -
for Te K ahu r e r e m o a - -
, ,
k n ow n
Th e n w as r ai s e d t he cr y
.
H o ho ! H e r e i s Te K ahu
H e r e i s t he d au gh t e r o f the ch i e f Te P ak a ! H e r e
,
r e re m o a
-
an d he r f e m al e sl av e s t e p p e d a bo ard o f it an d all t he w ay
, ,
c al li n g H e r e i s Te K ah u r e r e m o a as i f t h e y had on
“ - -
th e ir k e e pi n g a ch i e f t ai n e ss o f r an k so gr e at t h at t h e y sc arc e ly
d ar e d to look at he r R e alisin g th at t h e ir u n w orth y gl an c e s
m igh t st ai n he r th e y k e p t th e ir h e ad s b e n t d o wn ov e r t h e ir
.
p ad d l e s as t h e y ro w e d th rough ou t t he w h o l e o f the d ay At
,
, ,
- -
.
34 7
.
,
“
Th at m oun t ain ov e r t h e r e i s n am e d O taw a r e pli e d a ,
Do r tl y d am e
A h O taw a ! An d i s the country o f t h at m ou n t ain rich
.
,
”
i n food ? i nquir e d the girl .
“
O h v e ry ric h in food an s w e r e d t he w o m an v e ry w e l l
pl e as e d to t alk with o n e so f amou s
, , ,
“
I n th at country th e r e
are foun d gr e at qu an t i t i e s of kio r e s an d ki wis an d w e k as an d
.
con t ai n s I t i s v e ry rich
Th e n w hil s t he r h e art
. .
Ah th e n it i s a good l au d !
p alpit at e d n e ar to burs t ing Te K ah u r e r e m o a d ar e d t o as k
, ,
- -
W e l l s he k n e w the
ans w e r t h a t w as com in g .
“
Te Waitaka i s the n am e of the p e opl e th at d w e l l i n th at
country an d the youn g chi e f Tak ako p iri i s the h e ad of t h e m
Takako p i ri i s the o wn e r o f th at m ou n t ain an d al l the l an d
.
, , ,
So
d e cl ar e d the S t ou t f e m al e w i t h the disposi t ion to t alk an d
.
- -
t h at i s the cou n t ry to
.
’ ’
Th e n s ai d Te K ah u re re m o a
,
“ -
,
“
,
g abbl e r s
Y e s th at i s s o ; w e are goin g to the p e opl e th at d w e l l i n
O t aw a an s w e r e d the y oun g girl Th e n s e e in g the p e opl e
,
, .
,
,
348
and th t w ould h av e ru in e d al l he r p l an s S he w as n o w
a
a n xiou s to g e t quit o f t h e s e p e opl e a n d proc e e d on he r w a
.
y
With a litt l e t actfuln e s s an d p at i e n c e s he m an ag e d th i s v e ry
.
n ic e l y an d at l e n g t h s t art in g o n he r j o u1 n e y s he c am e dow n
, o , ,
A s soo n as t h e y b e h e ld the
,
, ,
“
c am e j oy full y c al lin g H e r e i s Te K ahu r e r e m o a ! H e 1 e -
a t the s am e ti m e
chi e f t ain e s s w ould h av e b e e n m or e t h an m ort al had s he not
.
,
'
- -
t iou s h ou s e s i n K a t ik a t i an d h e r e s he w a s t o r e s t f o r the
,
n oth in g t h a t w as in an y w ay c alcul at e d t o m i n is t e r to he r
h appin e s s
Th e n at l e n g t h w h e n all had don e t he ir b e st to pl e as e
.
d is tin ct e x pr e s sion
Te K ahu r e r e m o a d an c e a l t h ough p e rh aps i t m igh t b e too
.
- -
m uch t o e xp e c t he r t o d o
, , ,
B ut t he d au g h t e r of Te P ak a w as
a con sid e r at e as w e l l as a s e n s ibl e gir l an d s he r e cogn i s e d th at
.
but y ou r e al ly d o n o t w an t m e t o d an c e ; y o u on l y s ay so
, , ,
O h do d an c e ! O h do d an c e ! We a l l w an t you to
.
d an c e
Ah w e ll she cri e d i f y ou r e al ly w is h i t d an c e I w il l
.
e v e ry o n e w i th am az e m e n t an d d e ligh t H e r l ov e l y arm s
s e e m e d t o flo at as t h e y m ov e d i n sym p athy w i t h the d anc e
.
In
the for e st t h at c o v e i e d O t aw a fro m su m m it to b as e Te K ah u
.
r e r e m o a an d he r co mp an io n sl e pt th at n i gh t an d m the e arly
-
, ,
, No w he .
Ho ! e x cl ai m e d Te K ahu r e r e m o a as s he sud d e n l y - -
,
“
a u s ed th a t sou n d w as c au s e d by the fl appi n g of the wing s
p ,
o f a pig e on
Y e s I h e ard i t an d I t hin k so t oo
.
re pli e d the s l av e
con t in u e d Te K ah u r e r e m o a
.
, , ,
“
Aye bu t the bird th at
- -
i t w i t h a Sp e ar
S h al l I go forw ard an d see
.
“
Y es an s w e r e d the sl av e
,
.
w ho it m ay be
N o ; tog e t h e r w e w i l l go a littl e clos e r s aid Te K ah u ,
rer e m o a
-
n ot go n e m or e t h an a fe w s t e p s h ow e v e r w h e n an oth e r sou nd
.
, ,
, , ,
H o ! he s aid t o h im s e l f
p arts T h e y co m e fro m a lon g dis t an c e an d t h e y are t r av e l
,
.
,
Oh m y y ou ng m is t r e s s s he e x cl ai m e d e x ci t e dly i t is
.
s een h i m
“
N ay s aid Te K ah u r e r e m o a i t i s n ot s o i nd e e d I t
,
- -
, , .
”
c an not b e TakakO p i ri
p e rsi s t e d the sl av e
.
“
Y e s i nd e e d it i s yo u k no w t h at
, ,
”
k now hi m .
Ah ye s ye s cri e d Te K ah u k e r e m o a w ho h e rs e lf had
, , ,
- -
,
e ac h of t h e m Te K ah u r e r e m o a k n e w w ho s e n os e it w as had
.
- -
r e nd e r e d h i m v e ry mu scul ar H e w as r e pu t e d to be abuor
m ally stron g H e w as c e r tain l v e n t it l e d t o b e con si d e r e d a
.
'
.
35 2
b e t t er I th in k i f I t ak e you t o m y vi l l ag e w h e r e you c an
.
, , ,
’
re s tf
“
Y es n s w ere d
,
a K ahu r e r e w e h av e com e Te - -
moa ,
- -
Takako p i ri h im s e lf t h at Te K ah u r e r e m o a re quir e d ki nd n e s s
,
- -
an d at t e n t io n
,
W i l l you n o t com e ?
.
“
urg e d the youn g ch i e f ; “ you
h av e j ourn e y e d f ar an d yo u n e e d r e s t ; an d in d e e d I sh al l
b e v e ry h appy to s e e t h a t yo u l ack for n othin g vour cir
, ,
, ,
s h al l n o t b e abl e to t ar 1 y t h e r e lon g
H as t e you th e n ; com e along s aid Takako p iri r e l aps in g
i n to h is form e r co mm an d in g m an n e r ; b u t so f ar fro m h as t
, , ,
- -
,
“
c am e a h al f comm an d to the girl s t o -
H ast e n h as t e n , ,
, ,
“ ”
Takako p iri spok e : W h o i s your m istr e s s ? he sud d e nl y
d e m an d e d Thi s w as pr e cis e ly the qu e s tion t h at Te K ahu
r er e m o a an ticip at e d th at he w oul d ask
.
-
.
“
I s i t m y y oun g m i str e s s you are inquirin g abou t ? re
pli e d the s l av e s aucil y .
353
”
W h o sh ould it b e e l s e ? an s w e r e d the young ch i e f w it h ,
h aughty coldn e ss .
w ho s he i s r e li e d the sl av e
p ,
putting a hig h v a lu e upon her ,
i nform ation .
I am conducting to m y vil l ag e .
W e l l s ai d the s l av e
,
if yo u put it i n th at li gh t an d i t
, ,
W h at , , .
m o a the d aught e r o f Te Pa k a ?
“
Y e s c e rt ain l y
,
r e pli e d the sl av e ;, th ink you t h e r e
are m or e Te P ak as t h an o n e o r m or e Te K ahu r e r e m o as t h an ,
- -
o ne ? This i s c e rt ai n ly Te K ah u re re m o a an d n o oth e1 -
l ad y an d e xpr e ss e d a h op e th at he m ight b e e x cu s e d fo r n o t
e xp e ctin g to fin d her so f ar a w ay fro m he r ho m e an d al s o
for f ai li n g t o r e cogni s e her con sid e ri n g ho w s he had ch an g e d
,
“
Le t u s si t dow n h e r e at on c e an d w ait til l
,
- -
p ar t o f the country ? W e l l w e l l w e ll , ,
, , ,
, ,
23 H .
35 4
c h attin g Compl e t e ly at he r e as e ,
an s w e r e d Te
but if it w oul d pl e as e yo u b e s t to go f o r
,
“
K ah u r e r e m o a
- -
,
”
w ard first to the vi ll ag e by all m e an s d o so
Y o u w ill follo w o n the p at h w hich l e ad s to the vil l ag e
.
,
”
tim e sh al l e ag e rly aw ai t your co m in g s aid Takako p i ri an d , ,
is h ere .
o f Te P ak a
R e al l y I be gin to
.
t hi n k th e r e mu st b e s om e m e anin g i n it .
c omin g h e r e
But ho w cou l d s he possibly fi nd he r w ay all t h is d i st anc e
.
ivi n g an d the m at s
g
t h at ar e t o be spr e ad Ful l sur e ly she w il l b e h e r e dir e ctl y
,
. .
“
“
It c an not b e ! d e cl ar e d anoth e r W h y should s he com e
h e r e ? The pl ac e i s str ang e to he r an d w e are s t r an g e to her
.
and
s t r ang e rs at the l ast i s v e ry gr e at
, N o i t c an not b e Te .
,
K ah u r e r e m o a
.
- -
b e e n f am ili ar t o o ur e ars .
35 6
n o t su ffi ci e nt ly r e st e d ; the w e at h e r w as too ho t fo r tr av e l ;
h i s p e opl e w oul d n o t lik e i t ; he had a l o t o f t hin g s he d e sir e d
to s ho w he r ; e v e n in som e w ay the sl av e girl w as work e d
into a r e ason w hy she sh oul d st ay but al l w as o f n o av ail It , .
, .
o f t hi s . H ad an y o n e sugg e st e d to hi m t h at i nt e ntion al ly o r ,
- -
- -
357
.
,
TH E LE GE N D OF TU TANE K AI AN D H IN E M O A -
.
I n d ue t im e R an gi uru w e dd e d -
-
, , ,
a n d cl att e r if n o t h appi n e ss t o th e ir ho m e
,
T h e i 1 n am e s w e r e ,
.
T aw ak e he i m o a N g ar aran ui an d Tute ai ti
-
, ,
.
as e v e r .
,
l o w voi c e an d a glib t on gu e an d R an gi u rn fo un d it v e ry
.
,
he r hou s e -
pr e tty sp e e ch e s o f Tu w h ar e to a an d w h e n he propos e d to he r
- -
S o it h pp e n e d o n e e v e ni ng th at wh e n Whakan e an d the tw o
a
bigg e st o f hi s boy s c am e rompin g h om e f i o m the f 0 1 e s t th e y
foun d Tute ai ti lyi n g i n a corn e r asl e e p an d s av e for hi m the ,
Tu wh ar e to a
- -
.
d i ti o n s Th e n i n a wh il e i t b e c am e to o l at e for he r to th in k
.
, ,
- .
Tutan e kai .
- -
it m ay b e gu e ss e d th at hi s ad v e n t by n o m e an s t e n d e d to ad d
to the p e ac e o f the e st ablishm e n t The co n dition of affairs . .
m o t h e r co ul d b e e xp e ct e d to qui e t l y subm it to
, 0
At l as t l if e
b e c am e s o u nb e ar abl e to R an gi uru th at h avin g compl e t e l y
.
b ab e an d fl e d b ack t o Rotoru a .
3 60
at Rotoru a Th e n w ou ld he g e t hi s m an l y s on s to ro w h im
.
t h e m s e lv e s as b e st t h e y co u ld at an y spor t s o r f e stivi t i e s th at
migh t b e going f o r w a1 d F 0 1 Tu t an e kai the fi 1 s t p 1 ac ti c al
r e sult o f t h e s e e xp e di t ion s w as t h at he m ad e the fri e nd ship of
.
T iki
’
k ari a H in e m o a w as o f cours e o f hi gh r an k an d b e in g
-
t h in g I t ch ain e d it ri v e t e d h is at t e ntion ; he g az e d an d
g az e d ag ai n un t il he s e e m e d to gro w stupid un d e r t hi s n e w
.
, ,
-
,
w as a r e a l h appin e s s to g az e o n th at c al m s w e e t f ac e an d
s e e k to f atho m t he my st e ry t h at l ay con c e al e d i n the d e pth s
,
w as d e lightful
had b e e n t o at t e mpt to st ruggl e at al l H e t ook up t h is n e w
.
h appin e s s an d r e v e l l e d i n it
H i n e m o a fo r he r p ar t had obs e rv e d the h an dso m e youn g
.
-
, ,
361
w as surrou nd e d .
the pin e tr ee ?-
” “
H o t h at an s w e r e d the old w o m an c ar e l e ssly
, ,
i s the ,
c h i e f Te Aw a p e r e -
he i s good for noth i ng he i s s o f at ,
.
“
N ay I d o n ot m e an the f at m an I k no w h im
,
s aid , ,
H in e m o a ; I m e an the m an n e ar e r the tr ee
-
“ “
H e i s a S l av e w hy
should you t rou b l e ?
,
“
Nay n ay i t is n ot the Sl av e I m e an
, , It i s the t al l o n e .
w h ar e to a—yo u k no w
-
.
’
Th e n the conv e rs ation c e as e d sudd e n ly but Hi n e m o a s -
.
,
,
3 62
s t ory m ad e H i n e m o a l augh i t pl e as e d he r i mm e n s e l y an d
.
, .
, ,
w h e n i n H i n e mo a s pr e s e n c e w as ch an g e d to d e sp air i n he r
-
’
;
s om e t hi n g the f am e of wh i ch w ou ld c au s e H in e m o a t o th in k -
as pi t i ab l e as hi s o w n
!
, ,
, ,
, ,
To w ork the
youn g m e n t h e n w e n t wi t h a v as t am ou n t o f e n t hu si asm
.
an d o n t he to p
o f i t t h e r e w as a r at h e r pr e tt y b alcon y o r b o w e r
,
“
Ho e x cl aim e d Tiki w h at a f am ou s pl ac e thi s w il l
b e f o r m e to com e an d p l ay m y pip e
,
”
E xc e ll e nt ! cri e d Tutan e kai an d I wil l brin g m v
l1 01 n up h e r e so w e m ay p l a y t og e t h e r
,
w i ll sp e ak t o n o l ady bu t you .
“ ”
N o l ady but m e ? e cho e d T ar a surpris e d at a d e cl ar a ,
tion s o l ib e r al
W e l l o n e b e sid e you S av e her al on e y ou Sh al l b e the
.
.
, ,
g al l an tl y .
i s b e yo nd co mp ar e .
b ee n an d h i s m an n e r w as att e n tiv e an d d e f e r e n t i al
, ,
.
,
co m m o n pl ac e to a d e gr e e
-
Tutan ek ai r e j oic e d
. H e had .
s pok e n w ith H in e m o a ; t he y k n e w e ac h ot he r an d o h he
-
, , ,
w as he t h at he S houl d fl at t e r h im s e l f t h at he w as pr e f e rr e d ?
.
an d ye t if he l ov e s m e n o t I sh al l d i e in an y c as e
“
Thu s
f o r som e t i m e H in e m o a an d Tutan e kai m s e e i e t co n t inu e d to
, .
th e r e w as nough t n o w t o g at h e r o f c 1 o p b u t h e art br e ak
,
.
,
p a i ri n l
g y e x cl aim ed .
, ,
, ,
“
Fro m Mokoi a I co m e an s w e r e d the fi gur e i n the c ano e
, .
F o r m y n am e— n o m at t e r
,
.
,
I am a sl av e att ach e d t o .
”
ag ain s aid Hi n e m o a an d ag ai n he r voi c e s e e m e d
“
Aye ,
-
,
-
,
a lo n e t o n on e e ls e w il l it b e told .
I am H i n e m o a ; yo u m ay sp e ak
-
.
“ ”
G o o n ; w h at s ay s y our m ast e r ? d e m an d e d H i n e m o a -
to s ay th at from the m om e nt i n w hi c h he fi rs t b e h e ld H in e
,
w ould k n o w hi s f at e f o r if it prov e t h at H in e m o a c ar e s n o t -
f at he r w h e r e n e v e r he m ay b e h old he r mor e ”
W hi lst t h i s sp e e ch w as b e in g d e liv e r e d H i n e m o a d r e w he r
.
,
”
Th at i s w h at you Sh oul d do .
“ ”
Tu tan e kai i s quit e ri gh t ! e x c l aim e d T aw ak e an d I ,
for o n e w il l v e ry gl ad l y h e lp h im .
”
“
An d so w il l I cri e d N g araran ui ; , I w ill as si st Tut a .
An d s o w i ll I t oo an d w e w ill m ak e i t a fi n e big h ou s e an d
, ,
v e r v lov e l y s ai d Tu te ai ti
, .
he r l ov e rs som e o f wh o m w e r e k n ow n t o b e v e ry s e riou s
, -
,
“
B u t w h at ch anc e d o an y of the m e mb e r s o f m y f am il y
st an d of w i n n in g t hi s priz e ? ask e d Whakan e w it h a s m il e ;
th at i s w h at i nt e r e st s m e .
“
Oh w e al l hav e a ch an c e cri e d Kop ako the bo y at
, , , ,
w hich t h e r e w as a ro ar of l aught e r .
p l e as an t to m e .
“
D id S he pr e s s y our h an d ? d e m an d e d Kop ako b e nt ,
upon k e e pi n g up the j ok e
N o o ; t h e r e w as som e w r e stli n g goin g on an d She re
.
-
,
e d roun d th e r e w as
”
n o H in e m o a to be s ee n She had gon e
-
r i o uS l
y
Th at i s v e ry good —v ery promi si n g ind e e d s milin gl y
.
“
,
r e m ark e d Whakan e “
No w N gararan u i d id yo u se e Hi n e
.
, ,
m o a w h e n yo u w e r e at Rotoru a ?
“
O h ye s ; an d w e l augh e d an d t alk e d a l o n g tim e ; she w as
m or e t h an pl e as an t to m e I w as j us t about to t e l l he r o f m y
,
.
When c e c ame y o u w ho are y o u
, . t
Wha i s y o ur b usi ne s s he re s he d e m and ed
3 70
s tan tl y i nt e rpo s e d .
.
, ,
-
.
,
”
ho w c an suc h th in gs b e ?
Th e y are m is t ak e n e mph atic al ly d e cl ar e d Tu tan e kai
.
,
H o ! e x cl aim e d Wha an e k “
bu t ho w w as H i n e m o a to
discri min at e b e t w ee n the p ip e an d the h orn ? She m igh t w e l l
,
in g to her .
in quir e d Whakan e
E v e ry t h in g t o d o w ith it r e pli e d Tutan e kai I t i s to
.
”
.
,
b e the h om e of H i n e m o a w h e n w e are w e d .
,
.
”
h av e nought but mis e ry .
he w as w e l l fi t t e d b y h i s qu al ific at ion s t o fi l l an d
, ,
a dd e d
m ain t ai n
,
s o t h at wh e n at l as t he aros e an d soug ht h i s n e w h o m e w h e r e
, ,
not com e .
3 72
w as t akin g pl ac e around he r
s e l f at the prop e r tim e an d d e mon str at e ho w fu t i l e al l th e i r
.
, ,
“
s ayin g Co m e l ov e ; com e to the fon d arm s o f your lov e r
Co m e H in e m o a to the hu s b an d w ho aw ai t s yo u w ho s e
, , .
Com e !
as d id th a t horn to H in e m o a It fil l e d he r w ith such j oy
-
an d
b e n e ath he r f ee t E c st asy w as h e rs AS s oo n as d ark n e s s
fe l l do w n s he hurri e d to the Sh or e Lo ! e v e ry c ano e had b e e n
. .
S he had b e e n foolish
, ,
st ay e d to t h in k
N o w the c al l f o r her had com e an d S he coul d n o t g o —she
.
She w as
lik e a b ird th at had b e e n tr app e d an d s he b e at he r w in gs
.
, ,
aw ay S he w as e x h au st e d w ith he r l abou r
or
rua w as h e rs e lf ag ain .
Th e n H in e m o a m ad e a d iscov e ry She w as n ak e d
-
In
he r e x cit e m e n t — i h he r e ag e r agit a t ion — to at t ain to M okoi a
.
w as upon h im an d he cou ld n o t r e s t
an d o f all the vill ag e i t s e e m e d as i f on ly he w e r e a w ak e
.
, ,
H e r e sl av e he e x cl ai m e d t o the s e rv an t w h o al w ay s
.
I am t hirs t y ; ge t m e to drink
, ,
“
att e nd e d u po n hi m
W i t h ou t a w ord the sl av e t ook a c al ab ash an d w e nt t o the
, .
th at i s j u st the v e ry t hi ng I h av e b e e n w an ti n g a
, ,
Ho .
ni gh t ? s he ask e d .
d e m and e d Hin e m o a -
r e pli e d the sl av e ,
.
p1eces .
“
I f v o u pl e as e the c al ab ash got brok e n ans w e r e d the ,
m an in the b at h th at did i t
,
pl e ad e d the Sl av e
,
.
“
W e ll n e v e r m ind the m an i n the b ath s aid Tutan e kai
I am t hirs t y g e t m e to dri n k
, , ,
c e e d e d t o t he l ak e for w at e r .
lik e a good f e l lo w .
Hin e m o a w ho ag ai n dr an k a littl e
-
“
, oh
The e x cl am ation w as c aus e d by the f ac t th at the s e cond
c al ab as h had gon e upon the rock s an d w as al l in fr agm e n t s .
W hy w h at a c ar e l e s s f e l lo w y ou mu st b e ; h av e y ou n o
,
” “
s e n s e at all ? cri e d the sl av e W h at e v e r am I to do n o w ?
O h go b ack an d g e t an o t h e r o n e r e tor t e d H i n e m o a
,
”
,
-
cool ly
I suppos e t h at i s al l I c an do s aid the Sl av e an d he
.
, ,
w e nt
Wh e n h i s S e rv an t r e t urn e d a s e con d ti m e w i t hout an y w at e r
.
for w at e r
Wh e n a t h ird t im e the Sl av e r e turn e d w it h out the w ate r
.
,
376
h e r e an d s m as h m y c al ab as h e s I fe e l lik e to d i e w i t h r age ; .
’ ‘
.
w ith d e light
To t h is p l e asin g invi t ation n o sou n d fol lo w e d al t hou gh
.
, ,
H in e m o a f e l t stron gly m ov e d to t it t e r
,
-
.
i n t h e r e y ou mu st b e ; o h I w il l fi s h you out if yo u b e hu m an
, .
at all
Hin e m o a f e lt t h at the m om e n t o f he r c aptur e w as
.
No w -
a l m ost f e e l h i s br e at h upon he r ch e e k .
H allo wh o h av e w e h e r e ? he e x c l a1 m e d as he gr asp e d
a h and S he had put forth —f earful ind e e d l e st aft e r al l he m igh t
,
m is s he r
Tutan e kai —
.
Sp ou s e .
I in d e e d ! an d w ho m ay I be ? Com e for th an d l e t us
,
”
s e e you
Tu tan e kai —i t i s I — H i n e m o a !
.
H o ho H o ho O h m y b e au t ifu l m y b e lov e d o h m y
cri e d Tutan e kai as he s e e m e d to d an c e w i th d e ligh t
, , , , ,
ador e d ! ,
.
“
Com e to m y arm s com e to the h om e I h av e pr ep ar e d f o r
A n d he c l asp e d he r e ag e rl y p assion at e l y i n h i s arms
,
v ou !
, , ,
I am I am -fi
”
n ak e d st am m e r e d the n i aid e n
Th is app allin g info 1 m at io n som e h o w d id n o t s e e m to h av e
.
,
to b e he r d w e lli n g fo r e v e rmor e .
-
.
“
o ccurr e d
d oors Tutan ek ai has e v e r b ee n afoot w it h the first s t r e ak s o f
.
“
o bj e ct m e t h i s g az e Ah ! he continu e d the s mil e givin g
.
,
— ”
.
a stoun d e d him ? ,
“
d our f e e t sticki n g o ut
fro m u nd e r his m at ; th e r e cou l d b e n o mi st ak e ab o ut i t
d e cl ar e d the m an w i t h a gr e at d e al o f e mph asis
,
I w on d e r w ho hi s comp anion c an po s si b l y be
, .
“
s aid
Whakan e w ho s e s m il e had n o t on ly com e b ack b u t had
,
o ut
gr e at st at e of e x ci t e m e nt the m an h as te n e d to
.
In a
Tutan e kai s w i ndo w pus h e d b ack the Sh u tt e r a n d ag ai n
’
p e e p e d in
H in e m o a so t h at s he look e d up an d the m an s aw an d r e cog
.
-
,
3 78
- - - -
t
wi h Tu tan e kai—H i n e m o a i s h e r e ! an d m u ch m or e , w ith
,
gr e at e xci t e m e n t , to the s am e e ff e c t
W h at n on s e n s e ar e you t al kin g ? Don t m ak e a Si l ly o f
.
yours e lf s aid T aw ak e gr av e ly
B u t H in e m o a i s h e r e I t e l l yo u I s aw he r wi t h t h e s e
.
,
“ -
.
the m an positiv e l y .
Ho sn e e r e d Tut e ’
-
-
,
It i s tru e said T aw ak e he i m o a -
.
cri e d Tute ai ti
H o o ra f o r H in e m o a an d b r avo Tutan e kai !
.
- -
sh out e d
Kop ako as he cu t a c ap e r
,
v e ry h appy w h at could an y o n e s ay ?
Af t e r hi s w e d din g Tutan e kai b e i n g w hol ly d e vo t e d t o hi s
,
Ah he e x cl aim e d “
h appy Tu tan e kai ; he has w e d d e d
the b e au t i fu l Hi n e m o a wh o m e v e r y bod y cov e t e d the w om an
, ,
of h i s h e ar t hi s b e lo v e d Al as fo r m e I h av e n o w if e I
, ,
vil l ag e .
h alf si s t e r —
-
a v e ry s w e e t an d a mi a b l e youn g girl Tup a l ik e
he r bro t h e r Kop ako w as al w ay s v e ry bright a n d m e rry an d
.
,
e nough Hi n e m o a ho w -
,
3 80
such p e op l e u s e d to d o i n t he b ad ol d d ays
The in h ab i t ant s o f the W aik ato i n proud m e mory of the
.
e a t e n ch an t e r w ho on c e l iv e d am on gst th e m
,
g r stil l ch e rish
t h is prov e rb : The o ffspri n g o f Kik i w i t h e r shrubs Thi s
,
“
w ou ld f ad e aw ay an d d i e A mom e n t s r e fl e ction w il l m ak e
,
’
c l e ar ho w e x tr e m e ly i nco nv e ni e n t it must h av e b e e n to h av e
hi s tr ai l w h e r e v e r he ch an c e d t o S t r ay If f o r i ns t an c e i n an
,
sh ad o w f e l l w ou ld be im m e di at e ly s trick e n d e sol at e O f
cours e it m ight e a si ly b e s ai d th at the r e m e dy f o r such a
.
, , ,
i t s e lf to t he m in d o f any o n e as in an y d e gr e e co m m e nd abl e
, ,
.
381
. T h e r e w e r e tw o .
i ng the d e s t i n i e s o f hi s r ac e o r the w e l f ar e o f h i s f e l lo w m e n
.
w as about to t ak e pl ac e w as a du e l b e t w e e n tw o r e now n e d
.
tw o o nl y o f hi s p e op l e an d , ,
The four .
n o w Kiki
po w e r m ay go forth to sl ay ! Al as f o r Kiki he s l e e ps an d
t h i s tim e the shutt e r of hi s dw e llin g r e m ain s f at al ly uh
, ,
op e n e d !
T amur e it i s r e cord e d m an ag e d so w e l l t h at hi s c an o e
, ,
t h os e ar t s o f e n ch an t m e nt o f w hic h he w as h im s e lf so w e l l
.
.
382
o l d sorc e r e r h im s e l f
the vill ag e an d up to
,
-
“
N ay s aid T amur e I d o n o t r e quir e food but m y
d au gh te r h e r e i s sm i t t e n w i t h t he p an gs o f h un g er an d she
, , ,
i n ord e r th at it m ight
b e c e r t ain the o l d sorc e r e r cou ld n o t possibly e s c ap e w h e n he
, ,
d e si gn e d to l e av e hi s dw e l l in g
Af t er th is T amur e con clud e d th at it w as tim e fo r h i m to go
.
,
3 84
y o u n o i c e d a c an o e p ass up th is w ay
?
.
,
ch i e f .
in g A t l e n gt h the ch i e f an sw e r e d
S om e s ay it w as l o n g ago Ot h e rs s ay i t w as a con sid e r
.
,
f ast .
c am e promptly
c am e the an sw e r j u s t as promp t l y
.
O h y es , co n sid e r
in g the t i m e th at has e l ap s e d an d the r at e at whi ch th e y
w e r e tr av e ll in g th e y m us t n o w be a v e ry lon g w ay ah e ad ; oh ,
a v e ry l on g w ay i nd e e d
I t w as n o w the t urn o f the p e opl e in the c an o e to d e
.
the gr e at e st o f sorc e r e rs i s h e ld i n gr e at r e sp e c t
,
’
Kik i s
po w e rs t r ans c e n d e d t h os e o f an y oth e r s orc e r e r s av e T amu r e
.
w ho v an qui sh e d him
D e sc e n d an t s o f T amur e are to b e foun d am on gst the
.
3 86
m an d i e d i n agon y
E v e n the p e op l e —w h e t h e r th e y tr av e l l e d i n
.
t h at e vi l pl ac e
l arg e p ar t i e s o r as singl e i ndividu al s — w h o fol lo w e d the for e st
.
o f t h i s m a gic a l h e ad
,
Fortun a t e l y th e r e w as i n Ao t e a ro a at t h i s ti m e ano t h e r
.
e ars
No he e xcl aim e d ; “
l o re d a
p
r e s t i s e asy M arsh all in g ag ain s t P u arata an d Tauto hi to
,
ey
.
p o w e rs sup e rior to th os e t h co m m an d th en w il l th e y ,
th e m
T he p e opl e b e sough t H akaw au to in t e rv e n e o n t h e ir b e
.
h al f ; t h e y r e cogn i se d h i m as a gr e at to hu n g a an d sorc e r e r ;
a n d th e y f e l t t hat if an y r e l i e f w as e v e r t o com e to t h e m from
the d e stru ctiv e po w e rs o f the m agic al h e ad i t m u st b e throug h
his a g e ncy B e for e givi n g an an s w e r to the pr ay e rs o f t he
p e opl e H akaw au th ough t i t mos t j udicious t o con su l t the
.
su p e rl ativ e g e nius p e n e tr at e i n t o h e av e n w hi l st it s f e e t re
m ai n e d upon e arth an d he r e ali s e d t h at a g e n iu s s o lofty an d
m igh t y w as c e rt ain to su cc e e d in an y e n t e rpris e upon
,
so
b e haH
T ak ing w ith him o n e fri e n d H akaw au st ar t e d 0 11 hi s 1 1 10
.
m e n to u s j ourn e y .
-
,
T he r e .
1 e f u s e d t o t arry
,
T -
”
Oh he cri e d f e arful ly
,
w e sh al l p e ris h h e r e w e sh al l ,
s ur e ly p e rish h e r e
p e ri s h h e r e n or an y w he r e e ls e
N e v e r t h e l e ss H akaw au thou ght i t w e l l t o b e gi n the e x e r
.
,
t r e p id atio n
O h I am absolut e l y c e r t ai n w e sh al l p e rish h e r e ; n o
.
t h in g c an s av e u s h e r e ! he cri e d in a p aroxy sm o f f e ar
,
’ ’
Te W e t a w as p ass e d i n s af e t y bu t the n e xt pl ac e “
.
f ai
m at uku g av e th e m s uch an e xp e ri e nc e as i n t he ir w i ld e st
, ,
D e ath w as
The ai r w as s o t h ick wi t h the st e nc h o f the
.
e v e ryw h e r e .
a n e x c ee dingly e n ch anting sp e l l ,
th ro at an d poi son i n g m e O I sh al l d ie
Y e s i t i s a bit b ad
.
,
“ “
con f e ss e d H ak aw an but w e l l ’
t
, , ,
g e t hrough al l righ t .
an d hi s fri e n d
th ou s an d corp s e s th a t str e w e d the b e ach o r l ay h i t h e r an d
,
, ,
3 90
w h i ch n o o n e n o t hi ms e lf s acr e d m i gh t d ar e t o e nt e r —f ee l
in g as he d id w e l l assur e d t h a t n e ith e r of the t w o o l d
, ,
, ,
b ee n quit e so b ad
The tw o t r av e l l e r s h a vin g fo r a tim e r e s t e d i n the p a
.
Com e l e t u s d e p ar t
, .
”
H ak aw an sudd e nly s ai d to hi s fri e n d
U pon w hi ch h i s com p an ion j ump e d up w ith gr e at al acri t y e x
.
, ,
cl aimi n g B y all m e an s
, Le t u s g o . .
e n tr e at e d t h e ir visitors to s t ay to r e s t t o p art ak e of so m e
, ,
food .
“
O h n o ! e x cl aim e d H akaw au w e ate o nly a l ittl e
w hil e ago ; n ot far from h e r e w e took s o m e food a s t at e m e n t
, ,
wh i ch m ay h av e b e e n tru e
S o H akaw au an d h i s comp anio n s t art in g t o th e ir f e e t
.
, ,
art s o f H akaw au .
hI ao ri
TH E LE GE N D OF K A H U K U R A -
.
an
p e ars t o hav e b e e n the p articu l ar v e x ation of K ah u kur a The -
.
an d t h e r e w e r e n o t
,
O h cri e d K ah u kur a -
h ere .
“
ti n u e d This w ork do e s n o t sp e ak of the pr e s e nc e of m e n ;
had t h e y b e e n m e n w ho had b e e n h e r e e ng ag e d th e r e w ould b e
,
h av e b e e n h e r e at w ork
So t ak in g c ar e ful not e o f e v e ry p ar t icul ar f e atur e t h at
.
m ent o f e v e n t s .
i m m e di at e l y
,
h e re.
.
392
“
Drop the n e t in to the se a at Ran g i ao w hi a an d h au l i t i n
at M am ak au w as the son g t h at pr e s e ntly aros e i n the
,
“
Ge t you i n .
-
,
i n the m i d s t of t h e m
Th e n it w as t h at the ful l m e an in g o f the n e t an d i t s
.
-
, ,
him .
appropri a t e d th e m
, , ,
“
c allin g out as th e y d id so H o m ak e
h as t e m ak e h ast e all of yo u H urry t o fin is h the w ork
, , ,
.
, ,
b e for e the s un ri s e s
K ahu kur a had s e l e c t e d hi s fi s h an d he lik e the f airi e s
.
an d
t h e m t h e y sh ortly af te r r e tir e d am on g the roots to r e st
.
,
brok e n
N e ar e r ye t an d m or e di sti nct th e y f e l l upon the s t ar t l e d e ar
. .
Te K an a w a kn e w t h e m
.
,
The voic e s o f m e n an d o f w om e n
m ing l e d w ith the cri e s o f ch ildr e n — a gr e a t cro wd bu z zin g an d
.
h um m in g an d comin g th at w a y Te K an aw a pond e r e d w ho
,
E n e m i e s ? No Te K an aw a di d n o t
.
th e s e p e opl e coul d b e
kn o w o f the e x i s t e n c e o f such b e in gs Fri e nd s ? N o ; n o
.
P 1 e s e n tl y t he voic e s w e r e
clo s e u p on th e m a n d all hi s p e opl e w e r e aw ak e n e d from th e ir
slum b er Th e y w e 1 e d r e ad full y f righ t e n e d I n the m idst o f
,
. .
th e y w e r e d e ad .
so m e f e llo w S o w h il s t Te K an aw a s p e opl e l ay in a S t at e o f
’
th e y p e e p e d at t he n o b l e f 0 1 m o f t he c h i e f w h ich l a y e x t e nd e d
,
c am e
H e e yo u c o m e c l im b i n g o ver Mo un t Ti ran gi
To i s i t the han d so m e c hi e f o f N g a p uhi
r
Who m w e hav e d o n e w i t h
v -
,
*
.
T hos e
w ho m it w as im possi bl e to driv e a w a y by forc e h av e of t e n
.
So th in kin g Te
K an aw a took o ff h i s ti ki a b e autifu l lit t l e fi gur e c arv e d i n
,
.
lookin g at th e m w i t h ar ch an d curiou s e y e s
,
Th e n v e ry
d e x t e rou sly the y to o k p att e rn s o f t h e ir d e sign an d thi s b e in g
,
.
'
, ,
of th e m
It i s al l e g e d the f airi e s r e cogni s e d th at th ough Te K an aw a
.
he w as n e v e r t h e l e s s a v e ry d e c e n t
,
w as v e ry h and som e , ,
e x tr e m e ly w e ll m e an i n g mort al an d th e r e fo re i t w ou ld s e rv e n o
-
hi s j e w e l s but t he j e w e l s th e m s e l v e s th e y w e r e qu it e con t e n t
Thi s o f cours e w as v e r y good o f t h e m
,
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,
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w h ich
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,
.
fi ll e d w i t h the anguis h o f d e sp ai r w h e n he
,
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b e h e ld the c al ab ash sh iv e r e d i nto fr ag m e n t s an d t he pi e c e s
,
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.
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riv e t e d hi s at t e n tion
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.
of the w h it e h e ron w i t h o t h e r sy m b ol s o f hi s r an k an d
,
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o f the N g at i a w a !
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s c i o u s n e s s o f h i s po w e r an d digni t y
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h and he r b e lo v e d p ar e n t an d h e rs e lf o w e d t he ir l i v e s
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,
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,
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TH E LE G E N D O F P O U RA N G A H U A -
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,
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a w ay in w hi ch to a t t ai n to Aot e a ro a
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.
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w v ry t rri bl
as e d f w th r w r th t v r d r d
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t ur f f w r t h y th t v r liv d t t l l h story of t h ir
e, ar e e e a e e e o e t e e
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e e e e as a e e o o u- a a- a
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.
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t h t h shoul d rri v t H ikur n gi mount in t th oppor t u n
a e a e a a a a e e
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.
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an r n g h com pl t d t h ir fin l rr n g m n t s O r
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ar as m ount d t h i s s t
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,
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.
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.
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.
e a g w ra r ch d R e e o u r an a e e ea e ua
k p n fl w l w t h grou nd
a a a e d m d vigorous sign s t h t
o o t e an a e a
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o -
s hould di s moun t but th h ro h d
a a- ua i e e a no n te n
o a o e s e e a e
ea e a e a o n .
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, ,
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w h at an e vi l m an ar t t h ou I I t w as all v e ry w e l l fo r the
bird bu t P o u r ang a hua w as i n a hurry to s ee hi s w if e
,
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.
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.
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r e n g a a h ik a a for e s t al s o kn ow n as M ak auri
- -
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m onst e r an d all un t i m e l y p e rish e d D ay s w e nt b y an d Ru a
.
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,
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t he bird a ns w e r e d T an e i s T am a i w aho an d yo u sh all - -
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.
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.
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-
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f ail e d to co mpr e h e nd the t alk t h at w e nt o n i n the d w e l l ing o f
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t e f e n c e s m as si v e an d s t ron g a t e d upon a h il l
.
p a ,
w i h d situ ,
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,
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.
an d fl app in g o f m an y g ar m e n ts an d v o c i fe i o u s shou t in gs o f
,
“
W e l com e o h w e l com e 3 e st1 an ge 1 s f i om a fa1 ! f i o m the
thro a t s o f a th ou s and e nt husi asts b e t ok e n in g t h at al l f e e l ings
, , ,
of r an c o ui had p as s e d aw ay an d no t h in g but s e n t i m e n t s o t
,
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t h e r e al l s eat e d t h e m s e lv e s .
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,
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,
t n e af t e r the o t h e r an d d e l iv e r e d sp e e ch e s
,
p a rty s ood up o
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n e s s ; t h e n th e y to o would be c al l e d u po n to e x hibi t t he ir
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.
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the d e l ig htfu l e n t e r t ai n m e n t b e g an
, ,
tu n i ty soon c am e -
upo n Te Po n g a an d he w as s w e pt aw ay i n a w h irl w in d o f
p as sion l ik e a s t r a w i n a t orn ado H i s h e art surg e d w i t h
,
c om e .
she gr e at l y m arv e ll e d th at
,
an c e i n an y d e gr e e e qu al t o it ;
such a clum s y cr e at ur e as a m an — al l her m al e fri e nds w e r e
big h e avy an d clum s y —could b e s o ligh t h armon iou s
en t y a t h y w i t h the
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an d f o r t he t im e he r p e ac e o f m ind w as gon e
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.
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,
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a n d o e rm as te ri n g s e l fi sh n e s s o f l ov e t h at the m os t i nnoc e n t
,
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, ,
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So t hr e at e n in g e j acul at in g d e n ou ncin g Te Pon g a c o n
. .
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, , , ,
f ee li n gs w hi ch had b e e n a w ak e n e d w i t h in he r w e nt alo ng
,
s he e xcl ai m e d i n t on e s o f astonish m e n t ;
,
“
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brough t e s t thou hi t h e r ?
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e j acu l a t e d the m a id e n
.
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.
,
bid m e g o f e t ch the w at e r f o r t h e e ? D id n o t yo u se e m e g o
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.
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Te Pong a at onc e s at do w n b e sid e he r—clo s e
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b e sid e he r—he k n e w t h at w as t he prop e r t hin g fo r him to d o
.
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, ,
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.
,
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.
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th e r e t h e y w ou ld t alk o f nothin g bu t l o v e fo r e v e r — f o r
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.
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.
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,
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a bo ard so t h at t h e r e Sh ou ld n o t b e a m om e n t s d e l ay in th e ir
’
i m m e di at e use
,
c l us i o n o f w h ich he pr e s e n t e d to
,
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p artin g gif t an d as a tok e n th at a l asting p e ac e sub sis t e d
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.
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, , ,
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com e b ack h e r e yo u h av e go n e f ar e n ou gh
Th e y w e n t o n h o w e v e r so m e d ist anc e fur t h e r the voic e
o f t he o l d c hi e f s t i l l c al ling t h e m
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-
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t h e m stopp e d co n cludi ng app ar e n t l y t h at t h e y had in d e e d
.
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.
.
,
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ch il d re n an d s he l iv e d u n t i l a good o l d ag e ; b u t w h e t h e r aft e r
.
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-
an d to d i ff e r fi e r c e l y— as to w h i ch o f th e m w as r e al l y d ue
the r e spon s ibility for the e ating of a forbidd e n appl e I f it
did t ak e pl ac e t hi s qu arr e l lin g con s t itut e d the i n troduction to
.
all t h at in con c e iv ab l e m as s o f h u m a n w r e t ch e d n e s s a n d w o e
w hi ch has si n c e dis t r act e d t hi s sor e ly su ffe rin g world B ut
w h e th e r i t w as r e all y the c as e th at qu arr e l lin g b e t w e e n th os e
.
h i s t ory A nd —i t i s l am e n t ab l e to h av e to con f e ss i t w h e n -
ag ai n st t h e m
, ,
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W h e n i t i s writ te n th at the wif e o f P ao a l e f t he r h u sb and
. .
w e nt
a w ay to o th e r pl ac e s t o stop th e r e a n d m ourn an d w e e p f o r
the m a nn e r in w hic h s he had b e e n t r e at e d by he r hu sb an d
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gr e at e xt e nt o f cou n t ry an d visi t e d v e ry m an y vill ag e s b u t
.
h is voi c e r an a w ay an d h id he rs e lf S ur e ly s he could n o t
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A ft e r a gr e at d e al o f t r av e l P ao a a t l e ngth r e turn e d to
.
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,
n o un c e d to h is f a t h e r O m y f at h e r I m ust go for t h ag ai n
.
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“
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u n h appin e ss Go for t h an d fi nd y our wif e an d b e j oyfu l
, , ,
t he w ay .
, , , _
w e fi nd he r n o t soon h e n m y br e t hr e n sh al l r e tur n to v o u ,
t
an d m y s l a v e an d I s h a l l con t i nu e o u r s e arch alo n e .
“
B e it s o O m y s o n r e p li e d Ron go tiu m o e w hara - -
t
-
, , , .
o f hi s b e lo v e d w if e
O m y y ou n g bro t h e rs s aid P ao a w h e n t h e y had t arri e d
.
som e ti m e b y the gr e at l ak e n o w it i s fi t ti n g th a t yo u re
, ,
e th e n a n d ch e e r h im i n hi s ag e
g yo
P ac a s b roth e rs r e cognis e d t h at t hi s w as a go o d sp e e ch
.
, ,
’
m att e r w as fi rm i n h i s d e cisio n H e k n e w w h at w as d u e to
his f ath e r ; he r e m e m b e r e d w h at he had pro m i s e d — t h at h i s
.
,
, ,
H e i s a good m an t h i s ch i e f P ao a ; a fi n e t al l h an d
.
,
, , ,
From w h e n c e do t h P ao a com e
.
, ,
w as the n e xt qu e ry
P ao a c am e f ar fro m the e as t w ard from wh e r e the sun
.
,
”
fl ar e s up from out the se a i n the morn in g an s w e r e d the ,
sl av e
An d for w h at purpos e doth P ao a tr av e l so f ar —wh at e n d
.
“
P ao a s e e k e t h t o fin d hi s w if e s aid the sl av e He
h ath b e e n south w e s t north s e e k in g the w om an to w h om he
.
,
, ,
i s w e d ; l o n o w h e r e c an he fi n d he r
Th i s r e pl y s e e m e d to t ickl e the f an cy of the p e opl e v ery
,
, ,
‘
41 7
him !
We h av e i n the W aik ato m aid e ns as lov e l y as t h e r e are
t hing
.
,
“
The is rid icu lous a ss e rt e d anot h e r th at P ao a
sh ou ld w and e r ab out the coun t ry look i n g fo r o n e p articul ar
, ,
”
e nough !
h i m t o b e con te nt t o s t ay w i t h th e m an d s o it c am e to p ass
,
, ,
- -
.
,
l iv e d a v e ry b e autiful g irl w ho h o w e v e r w as a sl av e o f v e ry
.
b u t as for m e I sh al l n o t d e s e rt he r ; I sh al l
,
e xcl ai m e d ;
s e rv e m y l ady
, ,
prosp e ri ty i n cr e as e d
I t i s b u t the truth t o ad mit th at P ao a an d h is sl av e w if e
.
27 H .
4 18
h1 s i nd us t ry an d hi s utm o st e ffo r ts P ao a b e c am e Do o r an d
.
,
'
w e nt by .
P ao a al so an d t h e y in qu ire d aft e r h im
, ,
Oh !
’
“
e xc l i m d P ac a s pri n cip al wi f e
a e P ao a i s n o t ,
K ai to te he .
g o o
to K ai to te he
P ao a w as n o t at the l an din g p l ac e to g re e t th e m w h e n
.
I
-
St r ange rs str an g e rs !
,
so he w e n t
b ad tim e !
d e sp e r at e had b e co m e t he situ at io n t h at P ac a s sl av e w if e had
.
,
’
-
, ,
an d t e nd e r an d t h e n putti ng t h e m i n an o v e n s he c ar e ful ly
c ov e r e d t h e m ov e r w ith h ot as h e s fro m the fi re The b e au
, , ,
r i ver ,
hun gry an d fu ll of p l e as an t antic ip ation s o f r e s t an d
4 20
The
tw o wi v e s s alut e d e a ch oth e r wi t h all pro p e r c e r e m ony f o r it
.
,
he r i n court e s v .
had b e e n fi ni sh e d
,
Th at i s a pr e t ty thi n g f o r h im to d o !
.
“
e xcl ai m e d the
I t i s n o t a pl e as an t t hi n g f o r m e to h av e to d o r e pli e d
.
the s l a v e w if e -
.
b e auti ful to m in e ;
Wh at i s P ao a to m e t h at I Should d o
,
the gu e st s o f P ao a !
th is fo r h i m ? A nd w ho are yo u yo u m i s e r abl e sl av e t h at
ar e t o co m e h e r e w i t h such a m e ss ag e ?
, ,
y o u Sh oul d d
“
I t ak e y our an s w e r to P ao a th at yo u w il l n o t l e t h im
h av e t he food he ask s f0 1 r e tur n e d the Sl av e w if e As
f o r w h at I h av e b e e n i t m a tt e rs l it t l e
, ,
I am n o w the w i fe of
the ch i e f P ao a ; an d I am n o t on l y hi s w if e b ut the wif e he
,
o f hi s childr e n I at l e as t am n o c as t aw ay ! an d s o s ay ing
t he Sl av e w if e t urn e d upon he r h e e l an d w e nt b ack ag ain to
,
.
,
- ‘
K ai to te he
P ao a aw ai t e d an xiousl y hi s Sl av e w if e s r e t urn an d as soon
.
’
-
H av e yo u b rough t the
,
as S he c am e n e ar he d e m and e d o f he r
'
,
”
food w h at do e s S he s ay ?
She wil l n o t p ar t with a n y o f he r p rovi s ion s r e t urn e d ,
the sl av e w if e -
.
4 21
S he w i l l no t a g ai n ask e d P a o a
N o S he d e cl ar e d fi rst th a t a wo m an lik e he r cou l d no t
.
c u l t iv a t e t he g ro un d l i ke a m an ; t h e n S he avo w e d t h at S he
.
”
e xp e ct e d .
“
d e cl ar e d
in thi s p l ac e to o ffe r yo u I s e n t f o r som e an d hop e d to
, ,
.
, , ,
d o ? If yo u continu e t o st ay h e r e w e Sh al l be v e ry h u n gry
an d so c an h av e n o pl e as an t con v e rs a t ion
,
f o r as yo u kno w
w e l l i t is on l y w h e n the app e t it e i s s atisfi e d th a t con v e rs at io n
, ,
fl o w s agr e e ably
N o t w ith s t andi ng thi s bro ad h int P ac a s vi sitors did n o t go
.
a t on c e
the chi e f at K ai to te he u n t i l t he Sh ad e s o f e v e nin g b e g an to
,
.
m os t wr e tch e d vil l ag e
,
, ,
H e could
n o t l oo k hi s p e opl e f air i n t he f a c e an d —he would n o t
.
He
woul d s e e k ano t h e r p ar t o f the coun t ry w h e r e he w as n o t
.
,
-
,
, H e w as .
r e sol v e d
O n the morro w P ao a w as n o t to b e fou nd in the V ill ag e o f
.
K ai to te he n o r an y wh e r e in i t s n e i g hbourhood Kai to te he .
,
.
The d aw n o f d ay d iscov e r e d P ao a s t il l
,
- - -
.
, ,
422
in g hi s st e ps T h e n i t w as the f ee lings of P ao a o v e rc am e hi m
. .
alo n e
w e pt A h ! w h at t e ars of an gui sh w e r e t h e s e Th e n w h e n he
.
. .
s t e e l i n g hi s h e ar t an d n e rvin g hi s e n e rgi e s he r e s um e d hi s
,
r e c e iv e d him v e ry k ind l y an d tr e at e d h im w e ll Wh e n th e y .
, .
- -
w h e r e s o th at he r l o w s w e e t n am e Tuku t uku op e r at e d as a
‘
sp e l l t o conj ur e w ith
.
, , , ,
It ch an c e d t h at t h e r e c am e a t i m e w h e n a l arg e p arty l e ft
.
“
cry o f W e l com e ! w e l com e ! Th e n pr e s e ntly m akin g a ,
.
“
dis cov e ry t he y e x cl aim e d Oh ! th e s e p e opl e com e fro m a
gr e at w ay o ff ; th e y com e from a di s t an c e t he y are fro m the
, ,
r e p as t w as be in g pr e p ar e d W h e n th e y had fi n ish e d th e i r
m e a l w hi ch con si s t e d prin cip al l y o f d e li c at e e e l s an d youn g
.
,
4 24
, ,
hom e
I n d ue t im e the m e m b e rs o f the visi ting p art y h avin g
.
th e y had s e e n h e ard an d e xp e ri e n c e d So th e y b e g an to
t al k e v e r an d anon as t h e y proc e e d e d p au sin g i n the curr e n t
.
, ,
of t h e i r t al e to b e s t o w pr ai s e s u pon Tu ku t uku O ne t im e i t
,
-
.
w ou ld b e he r gr e at r an k d e s c e nd e d as S he w as fro m a lon g
l in e o f i llustriou s an c e stry ; an o t h e r t i m e i t w ou ld b e he r
,
gr e at in t e r e st a n otic e o f w hi ch mus t n o t b e o mi tt e d h e r e
.
, ,
-
,
“
had spok e n the m aid e n qu e stion e d m e about y o u
About m e ? s aid P ao a w ho u p to t his t i m e had b e e n
.
,
“
,
in yo u S he app e ar e d t o h av e h e ard a gr e at d e al
, ,
s aid the
an d w an t e d to kn o w m or e
.
,
ch i e f ,
.
, , S he .
,
’
d o y ou r e f e r to ? To P ao a s he s aid Oh I s aid P ao a
’ ’
‘ ‘ ‘
is n o t w i t h u s he st ay s at his o w n p a
.
, , ,
Wh ich i s h i s p a ? ’
’
‘ - - ‘
.
,
.
,
, ,
hi s 1 e n o w n h at h b e e n so g 1 e atly sp 1 e ad ab i o ad h e i e Yes I
’
‘
s aid P ao a 1 s a g 1 e at ch i e f T hin k e s t t h ou P ao a wi l l e v e r
,
‘ !
ask e d P ao a
I s aid P ao a i s a gr e at ch i e f
.
an s w e r e d the big ch i e f
“ ‘
p e rsis t e d P ao a
Th e r e w as n o qu e stio n af t e r th at s aid the h e av y du ll
.
you n g m an s t upidly
, ,
0t
h u m ou r t ook h im P ao a i s a gr e at chi e f
,
g
t
”
. .
Ta1 1 y 3 e t awh il e s ai d P ao a W he n o u1 c i o p s h av e
h arv e s t e d an d o ur food h at h b e e n s to 1 e d w h e n w e a1 e in a
.
,
t h e n w il l ye g o ag ain to Ruaw he a
, ,
”
a n d P ao a wil l accomp an y yo u W i l l th at p l e as e ye ? .
p roj e ct .
I am gl ad yo u are p l e as e d s aid P ao a
.
.
.
,
“
Le t u s al l go h
sh out e d t e big c i e f
,
h Le t the p art y .
he a l a rg e o n e Le t n o o n e f ail in goi ng
. Le t u s do h o n o ur .
c a m e to a n e n d
- -
'
s p e e di ly t he a i r r e sou n d e d
“
t he s houts o f
w e r e a l mo s t d e af e ni ng
,
c h i e fs ; ou t s id e o f th at ag ai n he had a cl o ak m ad e o f fl ax ;
b ut o v e r al l he wor e th i s o l d co ars e c lo ak o f t i tr e e l e av e s -
w hi ch g av e to hi m r at h e r a m e an ap p e ar an c e
,
w as mu c h c urio si t y to a sc e r t ai n w h ic h w as he
,
o ne m an .
4 26
w o ul d n e v e r g o vi si t in g dr e s s e d l ik e t h at
, ,
p re p ai e d f o r con su mption .
an d hi s d e portm e n t an d m an n e r continu e d to r e n d e r h i m an
o bj e ct o f int e r e st B u t the p e opl e w oul d soon fin d o ut w h at
m an n e r o f m an t hi s t al l f e l l ow i n the o l d ti tr e e l e af cl o ak
.
.
- -
w as ; t h e y d e vi s e d a t e st w h i ch t h e y w ould appl y t o h i m .
w il l us e it If he i s a trul y gr e at m an o r on ly an affe ct e d
, ,
f e l lo w pu t ti n g o n airs w e w il l soo n k no w I f he i s a w e ak
.
, ,
Ah s aid o n e
,
j us t as I th ought ; th a t big m an i s a l o w
,
f e l low aft e r al l
D id yo u n otic e the s t u ff he ate ? No c hi e f w ould e at suc h
.
,
r e fus e s aid an o t h e r
,
”
.
A nd the w ay he bo lt e d i t to o H o he mu s t h av e b e e n
h u ngry cri e d a t h ird
.
,
” “
Th at m an is a ch i e f s aid o n e o f th e s e ; he i s try in g t o
,
d e c e iv e u s ; he i s e n d e avouri ng to ap p e ar a p e rson o f n o i m
por tan c e wh e n p e rh ap s he i s the gr e at e s t o f all ”
, ,
- - .
m an mi gh t b e .
4 28
e bb e d
m e ss e ng e rs w e r e s e n t up the ri v e r t o Ruaw he a so t h at t he
,
'
, ,
H o th e r e w h e r e do
the p e opl e w e h e ar p add l in g in th a t c ano e co m e fro m
, , ,
P ray t e l l us wh ich o f o ur vi l l ag e s
.
T he n ag ai n t he voic e .
c om e yo u from ?
“
From Te K ari are w e ans w e r e d the m e s s e n g e r
W h at i s the n e w s at Te K ari ? w as the n e x t d e m an d
, .
Oh t he r e i s n othin g mu ch i n the w ay o f n e w s at Te
K ari Th e y h av e a c hi e f arriv e d t he r e t h e y c al l P ao a an d th e y
,
l e arn the n e w s .
“
Pr ay wi l l P ao a an d h i s p arty com e up the riv e r o n the
,
“ ”
Aye su re ly r e spond e d the m e ss e n g e r “
O n t he m o r
ro w as soon as hi s p e opl e h av e p ar t a k e n o f som e food an d the
,
.
,
,
. .
th e m s e lv e s an d r e nd e r U p t he n e w s o f al l the d i ffe r e n t pl ac e s
d ow n the riv e r b e for e t he y w e r e s e n t o n with good w o rd s
,
-
.
vi ll ag e o f the c h i e f Taharua
Wh at n e w s b rin g yo u t h a t t h us yo u com e p addlin g up
.
”
the riv e r i n the s il e n c e an d d ark n e s s o f the ni g ht ? as k e d o n e
o f t he m e n at the l an din g p l ac e -
.
“
had don e al l the t al ki n g to l e t y o u kn ow t ha t h e r e i s the
,
gr e at ch i e f P ao a arri v e d at Te K ari
i s i t r e al ly the ch i e f him s e l f
.
I t i s r e ally P ao a h im s e lf r e p li e d the m e s s e n g e r
,
Wh e n w il l P ao a arriv e —w h e n w il l he b e h e r e ?
.
,
de
m an d e d the m an
t
.
“
The chi e f P ao a i s a s tr an g ei in thi s p art 0 1 the coun ry ,
an d at e v e r 3 vill ag e w h e 1 e he c al l s the p e opl e s e e k to d e ai n t
t
him — h e y would h av e him st ay w it h h e m a l w ay s Th e y t
t t t
f e as h im an d e n e r ain h i m so h at h i s progr e ss i s s l ow , b ut t
by an d b 3 he com e th , s o s aid the m e s s e ng e r
t
.
It i s h r t h y e e com in g I t i s in t hi s V ill ag e of
e are
foods had to b e
o bt ai n e d ; cl e an m at s had to b e p rocur e d o n w h ich t h e y
mi g h t r e pos e ; an d the bui ldi ngs had to b e p e rfum e d w it h
pr e cious r e s in s an d fr agr an t gum s No e ffort sh ou ld b e sp ar e d
to produc e a g ood i mpr e ssion o n the gr e a t ch i e f an d on Tu ku
.
e xci t e d cri e s o f
,
“
W e lcom e w e l com e th e y b e gg e d o f P ao a
to s t ay w ith th e m f o r an hour o r t w o
, ,
S o t he p e opl e fro m .
al l th at n igh t
,
o f t i tr e e l e av e s
-
an d i t w a s at Te M an g arahi w h e r e an
a t t ack w as m ad e upon hi m in r e g ard to i t
,
The ch i e f m ost .
“
,
4 30
b ack o f your h e ad
“
N e v e r mi nd n e v e r m in d an s w e r e d P ao a i t p l e as e s
And so i n all the vil l ag e s t hroug h wh ic h
, , ,
m e w e l l e nou gh
the p arty p ass e d a n d tho s e i n w hic h th e y r e s t e d P ao a w e n t
.
up o n hi s complying w i th th e i 1 d e m and s an d w he n P ao a at
l e n gt h 3 i e l d e d the w hol e o f the popul ation of Tu t u c am e to
,
o n c e r e cognis e P ao a w h e n he arriv e d an d be e n ab l e d to do
.
“
No w m y p e op l e , , ,
a l l m ay be fr e s h an d s w ee t f o r the s t1 an g e 1 s
1 1
o f P ao a an d h is m or e im m e di at e fri e n ds an d o f cours e sp e ci al
att e n t ion w as d e vo t e d to t hi s b uildin g The w al l s w e r e s at u
, , ,
f ragr an t l e av e s
c ov e r e d the floor ; an d t h e n the door an d the w i n do w w as
k e pt c los e d s o t h at non e o f the s c e n t s hould be lost B e au t iful
c l e an m at s cov e r e d the floor o f the v e r a nd ah t h e s e w e re for
.
,
432
b e h e ld hi g h i n h on our .
y
w e r e to oc cupy an d t h e r e a p au s e w as m ad e
,
pl ac e
U pon t h i s o n e o f the p arty dr e w b ack the door o f the
.
to h i m s e l f
S oo n e e l s an d s w e e t pot at o e s w e r e spr e ad in l ib e r al qu an ti ty
.
ate h e arti ly .
i ng A t fi rs t he r d e sir e w as to g e t as n e ar to P ao a as p rac
, ,
the n igh t
1
-
,
m ad e he r pr e s e n c e k n o wn to h im .
W he re fo re sho u ld yo u go as k e d Tuku -tuk u . so li t l y
c i o us
434
sh am e P ao a app ar e n tl y w as n o t pr e p ar e d f o r t h i s d e m on
s trati o n an d d id n o t li k e i t a t al l : he w i t hdr e w hi s h an d
.
he r a w ay
B u t as has b e e n s aid the disposi t ion o f P ao a w as e ss e n
.
w as gr e at ly p ain e d t h at h is circum st an c e s c o n s t r ai n e d h i m to
,
m ak e o f t he posi t ion
.
app ar e n t ly did n ot k no w w h at to
d o y o u m e an to t e l l m e t h at
.
“ “
Wh at ! he e x cl aim e d ,
P ao a j u d g e s t h at your
,
“
hu s b an d Ah s he e xcl aim e d
w ay , an d g o a a a ag ai n N ay .
, g o ag ai n an d b e not
,
fr ai d
a .
T his l an gu ag e o n e m ay b e s ur e w as v e ry co m fo rting to
T uku t uku s o she d ri e d her t e ars an d going for th she g ath e r e d
, ,
.
al l w e n t to a building wh ic h a t t h at t i m e h app e n e d t o b e
u noccupi e d an d h ast ily t he y p e rf um e d it w it h s w e e t s m e l li ng -
i n s hark s o il
’
to P ao a w h e n s he e n t e r e d the h ous e
,
Wh e r e to ? a sk e d P ao a w it h j udicio us c au t io n
. .
Oh n o t f ar i n f act j u s t h e r e
, .
,
— ”
s aid the m e ss e ng e r , ,
fre ass ur n i gl y
W h at is busi n e ss t h at r e quir e s m e h e nc e ? ask e d
.
the
P a o a w ho n o doubt w as r at h e r slo w
, , ,
.
“
It i s a young l ady w ho has s e nt m e to you ; she w ould
s p e ak w i t h y o u a ns w e r e d the ure s s e n g e r
cri e d o n e y ou n g m an wi t h
.
,
“
Is i t n o t m e s he w ant s ?
t w i nk ling e y e s .
“
Y o u h av e m ad e a m ist ak e girl it w as m e she s e nt yo u , ,
e xcl aim e d a b i g m an
, ,
d e cl ar e d firm ly “
Do yo u
all stop h e r e ; yo u had b e st
. .
m an w i th the brok e n n os e
Oh I k n o w he r ! e x cl ai m e d the y oung m an w it h the
.
i nd e e d .
4 36
, W h e n the .
.
, ,
h o w e v e r w as as h am e d to discov e r th at o n l v f e m al e s w e r e
,
pr e s e nt
A s has b e e n s aid P ao a s at at the door Tuku t uku an d
.
-
.
,
,
”
N ow w il l w e g o s aid the e l d e st o f Tuku tuku s fri e nd s
,
-
’
.
Y o u h av e n o lon g e r an y n e e d o f u s
cri e d Tuk u tuku ; s t ay
.
N ay d o n o t l e av e m e thu s
,
“
,
-
w ith m e ye t awh il e .
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,
-
.
to morro w h at h w e l l brok e n
-
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I am no b l y born
.
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of the coun t ry
,
an d it pl e as e th m e
,
Th e n aft e r mus in g ,
”
aw hi l e P ao a co ntin u e d I s your n ation a gr e at n atio n ?
t h e y are s o M y p e opl e are
, ,
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’
the t e rri
, ,
“
an d he r e y e s fl a sh i ng w it h som e d e gr e e o f prid e
tori e s of my f ath e r e x t e n d righ t roun d the c ap e an d alon g the
,
,
Fro m th is .
, .
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str ain e d t o l e av e
tru t h s o t h at the gi rl sh oul d n o t b e d e c e iv e d
.
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I m u s t h av e gott e n i nt o y e ars
.
, ,
he con clu d e d s ad l y
A m an s lif e r e spond e d Tuku tuku prom p t ly
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.
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th e y are of t he du s t o f ag e s —
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e t to b e for in d e e d t h e r e i s l o n g l if e an d mu ch h appi n e s s i n
y
s t or e fo r yo u for us —
,
-“
P ao a I lo v e y ou
B y th is compl e t e ly c arri e d aw ay by the t r an spor t o f he r
,
e m otio n s ,
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,
she murmur e d
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, ,
O Tuk u t uku Tu ku t uk u
.
,
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,
-
he w hi sp e r ed
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f o r m ou n -
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h i m an d w h om he lov e d P ao a n o w w ill t ak e yo u fo r hi s wi f e
n o t b e c aus e o f your r an k f o r t h at i n d e e d i s n oth in g to hi m ;
.
,
th e y m ay b e
i s brigh t an d s w e e t to g az e upon ; bu t b e c aus e yo u lov e hi m
,
an d b e c aus e he lov e s yo u
O P ao a an d do st t hou trul y l ov e m e ? m urmu r e d the
.
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m aid e n .
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mni a r u bu t a cros s t h is g 1 e a t sp a c e — th is gr e a t d i st a n c e
t h e r e c am e t o m e the pr ais e o f a you n g m aid e n o f wh om P ao a
,
g e n e rou s h e a1 t e d n e s s he r hi g h mind e dn e s s he r s w e e tn e ss
he 1 b e au t y And whi ls t P ao a ye t s at an d pon d e r e d th e s e
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ar m an d pr e ss e d h i s h and .
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n igh t c am e to o ur h ous e
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’
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“
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m istr e s s b ad e us b rin g h im t h e r e
, ,
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.
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tu ku
w e r e m an an d wif e
It has b e e n alr e ad y s aid i n the cours e o f th is n arr ation
.
al w ays r e f u s e d to l is t e n
t h a t the lov e ly Tuku t uku w as w e dd e d to P ao a t h e y qui ck ly
.
p rop er t y o f T ah a rn a he r f a t h e r
, ,
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, .
t h e i r in t e n tion o f at t ackin g P ao a
s aid o l d Taharua “ m y d augh t e r acc e pt e d n o m an
.
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n o r w as s he b e tro t h e d to an y of
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o f O u ke ko a s he r lov e r
p
yo u ; w h at ri g ht t he n h av e yo u to t roubl e P ao a ? H e h ath
,
-
-
gu e sts
So the w ar p arty w e nt not n e ar P ao a but m an y p arti e s
.
a m f o r the m arri ag e o f h is d au g ht e r
, ,
“
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the s w e e t tr e a sur e o f m y l i f e i n t h e s e m y l at e s t y e ars I gro w
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a w e ar v o f t hi s i n acti on .
,
.
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th at i s a good
.
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an d th e y m ay w on d e r an d b e v e x e d at m y l on g t arryi n g .
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, , ,
.
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p an y th e m e nt e r e d t h e ir c an o e s an d p ad dl e d a w ay dow n the
,
stopp e d o n th e ir w ay t o O p uke ko th e y l an d e d an d e v e ry
wh e re th e y w e r e d e li gh t e d ly r e c e iv e d by the j oyou s i nh abi t an t s
,
“
e y e s at h is brid e ,
cord e d w h ich i s a pi ty
, .
s am e d ay a r e t urn w as m ad e to W ai au W ai au w as p ar t o f
.
,
c l ar e d t h e m to b e b e tt e r t h a n an y he had e v e r e at e n Si x
.
c an o e s full o f b ask e ts o f d ri e d sh e l lfi s h w e r e pr e s e n t e d to
Tuku t uku Th e n af t e r a r e tur n to Tararu the Pi ako Riv e r
-
w as e nt e r e d .
-
ord e rs w e r e im m e di at e l y ob e y e d Th is pl e as e d P ao a v e ry
mu ch f o r n at ur all y he w as an x iou s t h at the p e o p l e e v e ry
.
t h e y w e r e b u s y tim e s th e y w e r e al so hap p v t im e s
-
P ao a s p e opl e m ul tipli e d an d ’
b e n t an d sup p 01 t
.
ro sp e i e d a n d he g 1 e w to be an o l d m an
p
g h i s foo t s t e p s w i t h a st aff Th e n i t c am e to p ass t h at hi s
, , ,
in
an d to t he child r e n th a t w e r e bor n to h i m th e r e A h th e y
,
m u s t b e o ld m e n n o w wi t h m an y chi l d r e n o f t h e ir o w n So
,
.
at l e n g t h P ao a s p ok e hi s t hough ts to h i s son s w h e n o n e d ay
, .
t h e y w e r e g at h e r e d aroun d h im O m y c h i l d r e n he s aid
pr ay l e t m e b e t ak e n to s e e your h al f bro t h e rs w ho d w e l
.
, , ,
“ -
w e w il l t ak e y o u th i t h e r
.
Aye f ath e r
, s aid the e ld e st
, , .
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O
m y bro t h e rs you h av e s e t o ur sir e a h ard t ask to p e rfo rm I n
, , ,
‘
,
br ai nl e s s l o t .
’
t ak e s u c h a j ou rn e y ? Kn ow e s t thou n o t t h at P ao a i s s acr e d
an d t h a t i f he b e t ak e n to the W aik ato hi s son s th e r e w i l l
,
Ay e an s w e r e d an but P ao a has
ask e d t h a t he b e t a k e n I e w i ll t ak e h i m as he d e sir e s b u t
, ,
V
'
tw e n ty ch os e n m e n o f o ur p eo p l e s h al l g o w i t h hi m to s e e t h at
.
,
n o h ar m b e f al l
Th a t i s w e l l
.
“
s ai d H o ro wh e n u a ; th e n if it sh ould -
l e t t h os e w ho g o wi t h h i m r e turn h e r e t o u s s o t h at w e m ay
,
k n o w Th e n w e c an g o an d b ri ng P ao a b ack ag ain an d s o i t
Th e n t u rni n g to h i s f at h e r H oro w h e n u a s aid
.
w as ag r e e d -
b e g t h at yo u c o n s e n t n o t to t arry l o n g th e r e H ad y o u b e e n
,
y oun g e r yo u mi g h t h av e b e e n e asi e r sp ar e d b u t n o w t h at
.
'
l os e yo u from am on gs t u s fo r an y l e ng t h o f t i m e R em e m b e r
to o O m y f ath e r t h a t y o u n o w are an ag e d m an poss e ss i n g
.
. ,
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th ink e s t t hou m y
.
“
“
O Horo w he nu a ! r e pl i e d P ao a
-
Aye f at h e r t h e y w il l giv e
” “
an s w e r e d the youn g m a n
t h e e a t ask Y o u h av e b e e n m an y y e ars p art e d fro m t h e m ;
, , ,
st ay n o t l o n g e i wit h t h e m t h an te n d ay s
.
,
‘
Ti s w e l l ; yo u h av e s pok e n w is e l y n o d ou b t s ai d P ao a
.
d e p ar t upo n m y j ourn e y
,
”
O n the m orro w w h e n P ao a an d h i s p ar t y w e r e ab ou t to
.
s e t o u t H oro wh e n u a s ai d
, H e ark e n to m e an d r e m e mb e r
-
, ,
.
m an an d f e e bl e
hi m w e l l ; b e w ar e n o e vi l b e f al l h im ; an d i f it h app e n t h at
. .
,
kn o w an d w e hi s p e opl e W 1 11 ari s e an d f e t ch o u r f at h e r
,
It sh al l b e as y o u h av e s aid t h e y al l r e p l i e d
.
, , ,
Th e n d id P ao a an d his p ar t y s e t o ut o n t h e ir j ourn e y
.
,
- -
l o P ao a b e h e ld hi s form e r ab od e — t he l an d w h e r e d w e l t hi s
,
.
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ag ain
hi s lon g abs e n c e ? A nd ah th at m ornin g — t h at cru e l f e arfu l
.
H e r e o n th i s
spot w h e r e n o w ag ain he s t ood he had t urn e d to b e s t o w
, ,
.
no w
o f t he m an y childr e n b orn to hi m
-
, ,
o f h i s r e turn to t he Pi ako
,
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an d h op e
, o f ho t b lood e d , ,
-
a n d fl am e d w e r e n o w cold an d d e ad
, .
P ao a b e in g so
f e e bl e t h e y could t rav e l bu t s lo w l y W it h the d aw n the
.
W ait a w h e t a
-
N o w l e t u s g o up to the p a th at I m ay s e e m y childr e n
.
,
an d t h e y th at w e r e w it h hi m agr e e d .
b e gu n .
o bj e ct e d t o m y c o m i n
.
g ha rd l
y w ou ld he l e t m e com e
V e r y w e l l th e n as s e n t e d To a w he n a no w t h at you
u
“ “ -
h av e com e w e w il l n o t l e t yo u r e t urn We sh al l s e e w h at
, , ,
H oro w h e n u a w i l l t h in k o f t h at
.
m u s t n o t th in k of
.
”
Nay n ay ,urg e d P ao a , you ,
- -
Le t n o t H oro
w h e n u a v e ntur e to com e to t he W aik at o to t ak e yo u aw av f o r
, ,
i f he do e s he wil l n e v e r g o b ack .
W h e n th os e w h o w e r e s e n t w ith P ao a— w ho o f cours e
w e r e si tt in g b y— h e ard th e s e thin gs t h e y k n e w w h at w as in
, ,
w h e n he b e h e l d t h e m
your f at h e r P ao a i s
.
“
O H oro w h e nu a an s w e r e d o n e
-
d e t ai n e d at W ait a wh e t a an d To a w he n a an d To a p o t o h av e
, , ,
- - -
s aid t h at t h e y w i l l n o t su ffe r h im to d e p ar t
,
W h at e l s e ?
Th e n w as Horo wh e nu a in form e d o f al l th at had occurr e d
-
b e h e l d i n an y fi s he r s n e t th e r e i s n o n e t stron g e nough to
’
”
h old h i m To w h ich h i s son s had r e pli e d
.
“
N ay but o u r , ,
”
n e t i s strong e n ough to hold gr e at w h al e s .
“
Ho ! e x cl aim e d H oro w h e nu a i s th at so ? Th e n -
go
h im I f e lt sur e t h e y w ou ld l ay upon h i m a t ask ; an d s o i t
.
t hi s burd e n upon u s No w m us t w e ac t l ik e m e n Le t us
.
, , ,
o ur ch i e f an d our f at h e r
.
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t
.
- -
q ui t e r e c e nt d at e comp ar ativ e l y
“
s aid H oro
w h e nu a wh e n f o r a tim e he had g az e d ov e r the f e i til e cou n t ry
,
l ying at h is f e e t ;
,
Ri ve r M ang a w at a -
H al t ! H e r e w il l w e m ak e
,
w at a fl o w s H oro wh e n u a c al l e d -
o u r r e s t f o r the n igh t
, ,
e y r e fus e to al lo w h i m to r e t urn w i t h us it wi l l b e
,
g .o If t h
e noug h ; w h at c an w e d o m or e ? T he y f ar ou tnu m b e r u s i n
s tr e n g t h B ut w e sh al l h av e d on e o ur d utv ; at l e as t w e
sh al l h av e t 1 i e d to b 1 ing b ack o ur f at h e r
.
w i t h H o ro w h e n u a
,
s l ai n
a f avour ab l e o m e n ; th e n I hav e st ar t e d o n m y l e f t
.
ag ain
sid e — th at i s a n u nf avour abl e om e n an o m e n o f w arn in g
, ,
,
.
t h e m T hi s d r e am por t e nd e d mu c h e vil
. .
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, ,
,
A nd wh e n in r e spon s e
to the c al l o f the to hz m ga the w arriors had aris e n he addr e s s e d
th e m s ay i n g Wi t h ou t doub t the v e n e r ab l e an d s acr e d ch i e f
P ao a f ath e r o f th is tri b e w i ll go forth ac cordi n g t o the cu sto m
, ,
, , ,
I n d ee d t h at i s v e ry lik e ly ! e x cl ai m e d Horo w h e nu a ;
.
,
“ ”
-
,
an d al l t he ch i e fs agr e e d .
“
W hich th e n of al l yo u ch i e fs w i ll go an d s e e ? d e
, ,
m an d e d Tip a
Th at b e m y c ar e
.
w il l g o an d See an d if i t h app e n t h at I fi n d o ur f at h e r I w il l
,
.
,
,
”
brin g h im h e r e .
, , ,
w h e n u a d e p art ed
N o w i t so h app e n e d th at Tip a had m ad e an e x c ee din gly
.
about it so as t h e y d e sir e d
,
He
had bl e s s e d the p l ant ation o f To a w he n a an d w e n t fur t h e r t o
.
c an t ation
T he re s t an d s the c o n sec rat ed st aff ;
It i h t ffs d t th g d T t
e s a s ac re o t e o uro ra, o Re re ahi ,
A d T to
T h i h h l y t ff
n g u ro n o .
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e re s t e o s a
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e re , e re t s an s .
t
Wi t h h t t d t th g d H k
e re s an s e s a ;
!
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t e oe oe s ac re o e o a a
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T h t d h h l y t ff
n an a .
t
Th th i t d
e re s an s e o s a ;
”
e re , e re t s an s .
The l v f p i f d whi h
ea es o ti d a s ec es o ree c w e re e on the s ac re d s aff t .
4 49
ask e d
O my f ath e r i t i s I H e ro wh e n u a an s w e r e d the young
,
-
, , ,
chi e f
W ho h ath b orn e yo u comp any ? in quir e d P ao a w ho
.
“
, ,
w i t h astoni sh m e n t at t h e ir h ardihood fo r he kn e w th at th e r e
,
s aid Hor o w h e nu a -
.
S om e o f th e s e li s te n e d
, , ,
sound c am e
S ur e l y s ai d o n e the ag e d P ao a h avin g in su ffici e n tl y
.
, , ,
so th at he i s hurt .
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- -
-
,
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450
a n d th at at on c e
In the m e an ti m e pr e s si n g e ag e rl y on w ard c am e the s i x
.
- -
th e y b e h e ld a n u m b e r of H oro —
’
w h e n u a s p e op l e rush d o w n the
h i l l t o Horo w h e nu a s assi st an c e Th e y gr asp e d the old m an
-
’
the at t ack
O m y child r e n I am sun k e n d e e p l y into y e ars an d fe w
.
.
, .
w e r e the w ord s o f P ao a
Nav m y f ath e r sh am e ful wou ld be l if e t o u s did w e
.
’
-
wh e nu a a w arrior wh o in hi m s e l f i s w or t h a hundr e d m e n
.
To a w he n a s e e s the g al l an t l e ad e r an d b y o n e ac t hop e s to
, .
To a w he n a if th e r e had b e e n m or e j ud gm e n t an d l e s s wild n e s s
-
-
Pro s
tr at e he fal l s a cors e To a poto b e h olds the ru sh o f h i s bro
.