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had no other thoughts but of the comfort of her husband. They continued living 

 this way for some time. Because of this great love for her husband, Namakaokahai 

 gave over the kingdom to her husband, as well as everything else at her command; 

 and she even gave him the command and the use of her supernatural bodies. 



One day when Aukelenuiaiku entered the eating house, to have something to 

 eat, while so doing, Namakaokahai secretly opened the box containing the god of 

 Aukelenuiaiku. Looking in she saw the axe and the knife. She then took up the 

 axe and ran her fingers over the edge, cutting her fingers so they bled. Namaka- 

 okahai then said: "How strange! here my husband has some very good things which 

 he is hiding from me!" After looking over these things she closed the box and put it 

 awa3^ When Aukelenuiaiku finished his meal he returned and sat down. Namaka- 

 okahai then asked him, pretending not to have seen what was in the box, saying: 

 "Say, what useful things did you bring with you when you came?" Aukelenuiaiku 

 then picked up the box and opening it, he took out the axe and knife and gave them 

 over to his wife, saying: "These two things which I have brought with me from the 

 land of Kuaihelani are very good and useful. These two things together with my 

 god are the three things of the greatest value." The wife then asked him : "What 

 are these things good for?" "The axe will cut a log of wood in two. The knife is 

 also useful, for it can cut any tough thing you have." When Namakaokahai heard 

 this she said to her husband: "Say, your valuable things together with mine we will 

 leave with our child." 



Further on in our story we will see the supernatural powers of Namakaokahai, 

 and how it was impossible to kill her, although she was cut up with the axe; by which 

 acts we will know that she was not human. After talking about the axe and knife, 

 Namakaokahai said to her husband : "You proceed and cut me into pieces with the 

 axe." Aukelenuiaiku said: "How strange of you to ask me to do such a thing as to 

 cut you up, my own wife! How can I do such a thing, for it will mean your death? 

 Rather let me cut up some other person with this axe, or my opponent in some fight, 

 not you, my own flesh." The wife replied: "You might give this axe to someone else 

 and thus deprive our child of such a useful thing. Therefore I want 3^ou to try it on 

 me." And because Namakaokahai insisted on it, the husband finally gave in, whereat 

 she was much pleased. When this consent was given Namakaokahai stretched out 

 her legs and Aukelenuiaiku severed them with the axe. 



CHAPTER IX. 



How Aukelenuiaiku and Namakaokahai Showed Their Useful Things. 



In the preceding chapter of this story we were told of the axe and the knife, 

 the two useful things belonging to Aukelenuiaiku. In this chapter we will speak of 

 the cutting up of Namakaokahai by Aukelenuiaiku by the use of the axe. When 

 Aukelenuiaiku began to cut up Namakaokahai with the axe, the feet were the first 



