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days. Before Aukelenuiaiku was found, the ship of the brothers was completed and 

 preparations were made for departure, as it had been launched. When the oldest 

 brother saw that Aukelenuiaiku was again back safe and well, and that the wailing 

 that he had heard was because of the return of Aukelenuiaiku, he immediately gave 

 orders that the final preparations be completed; that the food be cooked, and after 

 that everj'body was to go aboard. 



CHAPTER IV. 



How AuKKUENuiAiKU Sailed with His Brothers in Search of Land 



FOR Them to Conquer. 



After all the preparations for the sailing had been completed, Aukelenuiaiku 

 asked of Ikumailani, the brother who had shown him some love: "Where is your ship 

 sailing for?" "In search of land." Aukelenuiaiku again asked: "And what is the 

 matter with this land?" Ikumailani replied: "Our oldest brother is ashamed, because 

 of your return. That is the reason why the ship is about to sail off in search of some 

 land. After a [new] land is conquered through our strength, that will be our place 

 to dwell." 



When Aukelenuiaiku heard the object of the sailing of the ship, he begged 

 that he too be allowed to sail with them. His brother Ikumailani then said to him: 

 "You cannot go with us, because we have no other reason of going away except on 

 your own account. If you had died we would not be leaving Kuaihelani." By this 

 refusal on the part of his brother, Aukelenuiaiku said in kindly reply: "Say, don't 

 you know that it is a sad thing to go off to some strange land and die there. Your 

 bones will be put away by a stranger, perhaps even by a friend, but not by a younger 

 brother, one who has been born with you and who was from the same womb. I there- 

 fore beg of you that I too be allowed to sail with you, so that in case you my older 

 brothers should die, then I will die with you. Then our names will come back in 

 fame in the saying, 'So-and-so have died with their younger brother.' Then your 

 names will not be spoken in disrespect." 



By these remarks we see how determined Aukelenuiaiku was in trying to fol- 

 low his brothers, when he knew that all his troubles had come from these same men. 

 With all this he still wished and insisted on going with them. If this is so, then we 

 cannot blame the older brothers if they should kill him. In this request, that he be 

 allowed to accompany them, however, we will see how he for a time managed to save 

 his brothers from death, and how he came to have all the benefits foretold him by his 

 lizard grandmother; and how all the advice she gave Aukelenuiaiku was faithfully 

 kept to his salvation. 



After Aukelenuiaiku had spoken to his kind brother, Ikumailani, this brother 

 said to him: "You cannot gain your point from me. You must go to our nephew and 

 tell him of your wish. If he gives his consent, then 3'ou will be able to go." Aukele- 



