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those beautiful blue marks which have ever since been the glory 

 of this fish. Ina next tried the a^n, which was originally white ; 

 but for upsetting Ina at the outer edge of the reef was rendered 

 intensely black, to mark her disgust at the third wetting. She 

 now tried the sole, and was successfully borne to the edge of the 

 breakers, where Ina experienced a fourth mishap. Wild with 

 rage, the girl stamped on the head of the unfortunate fish with 

 such energy that the underneath eye was removed to the upper 

 side. Hence it is that, unlike other fish, it is constrained now 

 to swim flatwise, one side of the fish having no eye. At the 

 margin of the ocean a shark came in sight. Addressing the 

 shark in words very like those formerly used, to her great 

 delight the huge fish came to her feet, and Ina mounted 

 triumphantly on its broad back, carrying in her hand two cocoa- 

 nuts to eat. When half-way on the dangerous voyage to the 

 Sacred Isle, Ina felt very thirsty, and told the shark so. 

 The obedient fish immediately erected its dorsal-fin [ram-tua), 

 on which Ina pierced the eye of one of the nuts. After a time 

 she again asked the shark for help. This time the shark lifted 

 its head, and Ina forthwith cracked the hard shell on its 

 forehead. The shark, smarting from the blow, dived into the 

 depths of the ocean, leaving the girl to float as best she could. 

 From that day there has been a marked protuberance on the fore- 

 head of all sharks, called ' Ina's bump.' The King of Sharks, 

 named Tekea the Great, now made his appearance. Ina got on 

 his wide back, and continued her voyage. She soon espied what 

 seemed to be eight canoes in a line rapidly approaching her. 

 When near, they proved to be eight sharks resolved to devour 

 Ina. Ina, hi agony, cried to her guardian shark, ' Tekea ; 

 Tekea !' ' What is it ?' inquired the shark. ' See, the canoes !' 

 said the girl. ' How many are they ?' ' Eight,' replied Ina. 

 Said her guardian shark, ' Say to them. Get away, or you will 

 be torn to shreds by Tekea the Great.' As soon as Ina had 

 uttered those words, the eight monstrous sharks made off. 

 Delivered from this peril, Ina again went on her long voyage to 

 the Sacred Isle. At length the brave girl reached the long 

 sought for island, and Tekea the Great returned to his home in 

 mid-ocean. Upon going ashore, and cautiously surveying her 

 new home, she was astonished at the salt-water pools, full of 

 all sorts offish, everywhere to be seen. Entering the dwelling 

 of Tinirau, (Innumerable), the lord of all fish, she found one 

 noble fish-preserve inside. But strangely enough the owner 

 was nowhere visible. In another part of the house she was 

 pleased to find a great wooden drum, and sticks for beating 

 it by the side. Wishing to test her skill, she gently beat the 

 drum, and even to her astonishment the sweet notes filled the 

 whole land, and even reached to Pa-cnua-kore, (No-land-at-all,) 

 where the god Tinirau was staying that day. The king of all 



