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'kua, huhu iho la ia Lepe: "I aku, e make ana oe ia makoii." I mai o Lepe. "Ina wau e 

 make ia oukou, aole oukoii hoa paani." 



I aku o Lepe: "E pee oukou, e buna wau." Ae mai hi ke 'kua. Nolaila, liele aku 

 la o Lepe a ke one, kikio iho la, a hoopuupuu ae la i ke one, a hana aku la he mau awe 

 he umi, a pau i ka hanaia. Alaila, kahea aku la ia: "Ua nalo." Hoi mai la ke "kua a 

 pau loa. I aku o Lepe: "E! Eia ka olelo, o ka niea ikaika i ke kohi ana, i kana awe a 

 hiki i ka imu one, eo ia ia. Nolaila, kohi iho la lakou, a hiki i ka puu one, pilopilo iho la 

 na lima. Nolaila, huhu ke "kua ia Lepe, a olelo e pepehi a make. Hoole aku o Lepe, ina 

 wau e make ia oukou, aole oukou hoa paani. 



Nolaila, ohumu iho la ke 'kua, me ka manao e imi i mea e make ai o Lepe. A 

 noonoo iho la lakou, e kalua puaa a hoahaaina. i mea no Lepe e hiki ai i ko lakou hale, a 

 make ia lakou, a hana iho la lakou peia: 



la lakou e kalua puaa ana, a kalua ka puaa i ka umu, noonoo iho la o Lepe i mea 

 nona e ai ai i ka puaa a ke "kua, a maopopo, ia ia. Paele iho la ia i kekahi aoao ona i ka 

 nanahu, a koe kekahi aoao ona. Hele aku la ia i ka hale o ke 'kua, a kokoke. Olelo aku la 

 kekahi akua i kekahi akua: "E! like no hoi keia me Lepe, a o ko ia nei paele hoi o ke- 

 kahi aoao, like ole."' I mai kekahi: "Aole ia o Lepe, he paele keia o kekahi aoao, aole 

 pela o Lepe." A hiki mai la o Lepe, ninau aku la lakou. "O oe wale mai la no." I aku 

 o Lepe : "Aole, he umi niakou poe paele, owau mai nei ka umi, koe aku nei eiwa. Ei 

 ae no nae mahope mai lakou, he hiki mai koe." 



A moa ka puaa, ai iho la lakou me Lepe, a pau ka ai ana, hele aku la o Lepe a mamao 

 mai kahi mai o ke 'kua. Kahea aku la o Lepe: "Akola! pau ka puaa a oukou ia Lepe. 

 O Lepe no wau." I aku kekahi akua, i kekahi akua. "Puni kakou ia Lepe. Eia ka o 

 Lepe no keia paele i hele mai nei."' Ia wa, alualu lakou ia Lepe e pepehi no ka ukiuki. 

 Ia lakou e alualu ana, holo aku la o Lepe a hiki i ka hale. Kahea aku la me ka leo nui 

 penei : "E lakou nei e moe nei, ala ae oukou, eia ka make o kakou." Ia wa, lalau aku la 

 ia i ka ])ikoi o ke kaula a huki mai la, ua houhou ia ke ulili ipu liilii, a paa i ke kaula. 

 Ia huki ana, nakeke ae la ke ulili a walaau me he leo kanaka ala, a lohe ke "kua, holo aku 

 la. I aku kekahi akua i kekahi akua. "E! make kakou. Eia ka ua piha kahi o Lepe i 

 kanaka, pakele kakou. E holo kakou,"' a holo aku la lakou. 



