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This was carried on for several nights. Whenever she knew that her brother 

 and sister-in-law were about to retire together, she would get up and rattle the calabashes 

 forcing her sister-in-law to come and ask her reason for thus creating a disturbance; 

 when she would say, that it was a rat; she did this because she did not want them to 

 sleep together. 



One day Kahalaokolepuupuu said to Laukiamanuikahiki: "Say, Lipewale, let 

 us go up and get some kukui nuts to print ni}' pa-u with." Lipewale consented to this. 

 When they arrived at the place, they collected the kukui niits and put them into a 

 bundle. After this was done Kahalaokolepuupuu said to Lipewale: "You will have 

 to carry our bundle of kukui nvtts." "Yes, I will take it." The others then went 

 on ahead leaving Lipewale behind with the bundle of nuts tied to her back. After 

 she started on her way, she put her hands behind her back, opened the bundle and 

 allowed the kukui nuts to drop on the road. When they arrived at the house all the 

 nuts were gone. Upon being questioned: "Say, Lipewale, what has become of 3'our 

 kukui nuts?" She answered: "You fixed the bundle and I put it on my back and fol- 

 lowed behind you. I have no eyes at ni}- back to see whether the nuts were falling out 

 of the bundle or not." 



After this Kahalaokolepuupuu said to Lipewale: "You will have to stay home 

 and print my pa-u while the rest of us go down and have a sea bath." Lipewale was 

 therefore left behind to print the pa-u. She first went out and got some filth and came 

 back and proceeded to carry out the order by smearing the bambu sticks lengthwise 

 and crosswise and began the printing of the pa-u. This did not take very long, so she 

 followed along behind the others and went in sea bathing. On the way down to the 

 sea, she caused herself to be transformed back to her usual self and she again possessed 

 all her beauty. She continued on down and when she was near the others she passed 

 on by and bathed at some distance from them. When she was finished she went right 

 along up home. When the others saw her returning home they chased on behind, but 

 they could not catch up and she arrived at home some time before the others, when she 

 was once more transformed into the form of an old woman. When the others arrived 

 at home, they asked her: "Say, did you see a beautiful woman who came up this way 

 from below?" "No, I have not seen her. I have been sitting out here all this time 

 until you returned." After the others had gone to the dancing house she remained 

 with her brother Kahikiula. She went outside of the house and called out: 



Ye forty thousand gods, 



Ye four hundred thousand gods, 



Ye rows of gods, 



Ye collection of gods. 



Ye four thousand gods, 



Ye older brothers of the gods, 



Ye gods that smack your lips, 



Ye gods that whisper. 



Ye gods that watch by night. 



Ye gods that show your gleaming eyes by night. 



Come down, awake, make a move, stir yourselves. 



Here is your food, a house. 



