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it is. If it is not answered correctly tlie punishment is already known, that is, it will be 

 death in the oven." The king then answered: "Here is the first half of my riddle: 



Plaited all around, 

 Plaited to the bottom, 

 Leaving an opening. 



"The second half is this: 



The men that stand, 

 The men that lie down. 

 The men that are folded. 



All this time Kepakailiula had his eye on the oven and when he saw that it was 

 sufficiently heated, he gave the answer to the first half, saying: "It is a 'house.' The 

 house is plaited all around from top to bottom and an opening is left for the door." 

 Kepakailiula again looked at the oven, and when he saw that the stones were being placed 

 on the edge, he gave the answer to the second half, saying: "The answer to the second 

 half is also 'house.' The posts of a house are first made to stand up, then the battens 

 are laid down and then the grass and cords are folded and fastened down." At this 

 Kaikipaananea asked him: "Who has informed you of the answer to my riddle?" While 

 he was asking the question, he was caught and thrown into the oven and Kukaea held 

 him down. While he was being held in the umu, he called out to the chiefs and war- 

 riors of Kauai, saying: "Say, are you then to look on unconcernedly while I am being 

 put to death ?" The chiefs and warriors of Kauai then jumped on Kepakailiula and at- 

 tempted to kill him, Kepakailiula then took them as they came and broke them like twigs. 

 Kukaea and Kaunalewa also jumped in and helped Kepakailiula, thus making three on 

 their side. 



In this slaughter not a single chief or warrior who opposed the three was spared ; 

 all were killed. Those who ran away were the only ones who escaped. 



After the fight Makolea was found and Kepakailiula took her to the home of his 

 friend. Kepakailiula then said to his friend, Kaunalewa : "You shall be the king of the 

 whole of Kauai. You shall be the king of the things above it and the things below it, 

 the things in the uplands and the lowlands, the things that are cooked and uncooked. You 

 shall be the rviler of the land and Kukaea shall rule under you." 



After giving these orders, Kepakailiula and Makolea returned to Oahu. 



