88 Poniaiidcr Collection of Hcm'aiiaii Folk-lore. 



The small bailing cup, the large bailing cii]), 



The long bailing cup, the short bailing cup, 



The coarse bailing cup, the thin bailing cup. 



After rescuing the several things from the swamped canoe, 



Comes the thought to refloat the canoe. 



That block of wood, this block of wood [the waves]. 



That rope is drawn, this rope is drawn ; 



Some will rush there, some will rush here, 



The large wave will rise. 



The small wave will break. 



The sticks at the bow will fly off. 



The sticks at the stern will fly off. 



The priest is at last separated [from the king], 



The connection is become of no value, on a day of peril. 



The sea separates them, the cold is intense, 



The uku is softened, that snub-nosed thing. 



Your reputation, ye sailing masters. 



Ye prophet and priest, is injured. 



Had the sailing masters seen the star 



You would liave reached land. 



Keawenuiaunii tlien inquired of his sailing- masters, the priest and the prophet, as 

 to their conclusion, iji the matter of the coming storm, and to see if the predictions made 

 by the boy were to come true, for the king was afraid. These men all assured the king 

 that the words of the boy were void of the truth and were entirely false. By this as- 

 surance the king's fear disa])peared and he gave way to their advice, therefore the boy 



again chanted : 



The eyes have been covered by the sea, 



They have failed to see the rows of isles. 



Death you will meet in the days of Ku, 



The days when the currents draw outward. 



As the currents draw outward. 



The open mouth of the shark will meet you, 



The mouth of the shark. 



The mouth of the wave. 



Will close over you and you die; 



You will then return to Hawaii in spirit." 



You stubborn king. 



Come ashore, it is stormy, 



1 lad you come yesterday 



You would have arrived in safety. 



Again Keawenuiaunii inquired of his canoe men as well as of the others, saying: 

 "How about us? Shall we land as requested by the boy, for he says, if we continue we 

 will return to Hawaii in spirit?" The sailing masters replied: "Who is going to land 

 on such a fine day?" 



'*A gentle hint of the only probable way they would get back to Hawaii. 



