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knows them but myself, the king's personal attendant." Kepakailiula then asked him: 

 "What are his riddles and the answers to them?" "They are these: 



Step all around, step to the bottom, 

 Leaving, reserving a certain place. 



"That is the first riddle. The answer is housc^ re.serving an opening for the 

 doorway. 



The men that stand. 

 The men that lie down, 

 The men that are folded. 



"That is the second riddle. The answer is, house, again. The timbers that stand, 

 the battens that are layed down and the grass that is folded. I must go home now. When 

 the day arrives, you must come up. I will prepare the oven and when it is heated you 

 answer the first riddle ; and when you see the stones thrown out onto the sides, answer 

 the second riddle ; after that I will take ahold of the king and throw him in the oven." 



On the day appointed, Kepakailiula and his friend went to the king's house. 

 As they came in the king saw them and called out : "Let the stranger be seated here." 

 As soon as he sat down, the king said: "Will the stranger join in the fun?" Kepaka- 

 iliula replied: "Yes." "I have two riddles," said the king. "If the right answers are 

 given to them, I will be baked in the oven. If they are not answered correctly, you 

 will be baked in the oven. These are the conditions." The king then gave the 



first riddle. 



Step all around, step to the bottom, 

 Leaving, reserving a certain place. 



"The second one is this : 



The men that stand. 

 The men that lie down. 

 The men that are folded. 



"These are my riddles, I want the stranger to understand. If you give the right 

 answers you will indeed live, but if you fail, I shall kill you. I will bake you in the 

 oven." When Kepakailiula saw that the oven was heated, he gave the answer to the 

 first riddle: 



"It is a house. It is thatched all around, reserving the door way." "Yes, you 

 have given the right answer to my riddle ; my second one is 3^et to be answered. If 

 you fail, I shall kill you." Kepakailiula looked at the oven and when he saw the 

 stones being thrown to the side he answered the second riddle: 



It is also a house. 

 The timbers that stand. 

 The battens that are laid down. 

 The grass that is folded. 



"What! Who has told you?" While he was expressing his wonder he was 

 thrown in the oven by Kukaea. At this time, the chiefs and men of Kauai jumped in 

 to help their king, but Kepakailiula, his friend and Kukaea fought so well and bravely 



