.SS"^ Pomander Collection of HawaUan folk-lore. 



soundly. A voice called, 'Say, my dear nidther, do lliou awaken; father is dead' I 



was startled out of my sleep; I thought it was you. Not long after that a voice 

 chanted!" 



The husband said, "Do you remember tlie chant?" "Ves," said the wife. 



How I desire the moisture of tlie dew, 

 'I'lie water jiroiidiy hannint;- nn the tree; 

 When tlie rain falls <iii the precipice. 

 It fills u]) the streams. 

 That is the benefit my eyes behold! 

 My eyes to behold, my hands to rustle. 



"Those are the queer things whicli our child did to me while I stayed here." 



'J'he husband replied. "If those which you have stated are true we will be bene- 

 fited hereafter. Time will show and bring them to pass; therefore let us wait for 

 the future." 



They lifted the canoe; it was heavily hulen inside with fish. They returned, 

 and reaching the house they salted the fish; the wife broiled some and when done the 

 two prepared to eat; they prayed to this child as follows: "In the name of Puupehe, 

 grant us eternal life. Amen. It is free." 



They ate until satisfied, then made preparations for sleeping. While they slept 

 that night the child went to watch what one man was doing; he was teaching his pii- 

 l)ils the art of casting the spear, and how tci fiy on to a water gourd, and so forth. 

 He was teaching them with the idea that when proficient they were to fight with his 

 parents, Kapokoholua and his wife. 



When the child had gone the womb of Kapoiliili contracted, and she said to 

 her husband, "Where are you? Please feel my belly." The other felt of it: "Why, 

 your stomach has shrunken!" "Strange!" said the wife. The husband said, "Do not 

 be troubled, he has gone to see the different parts of the world." They retired awhile 

 for a short rest, when the child called out: "\o\\ two, awake, light the lamp." They 

 awakened and lit the lamp. "You two smoke u]i some tobacco for me, and chew my 

 piece of awa root; it is above the door." 



They were puzzled, because they did not drink awa ; therefore they were unde- 

 cided as to what to do; the child sjjoke with heat, "Why are you two so slow? [for I wish 

 tol go on tny business of sightseeing." His father hastened to obey, and when every- 

 thing was ready [the child] commanded him to pray. The father uttered the same 

 prayer which he offered before; the other wouldn't have it so. "That prayer will not 

 save when trouble comes to you two." The father asked, "What is the prayer which 

 will save?" "Thus, and you must learn it by heart: 



Here is food, O Puaiki !^ 

 Curse those wlio deal falsely. 

 Who are envious, 

 Who wisli us death ! 

 Here I am, Kapokoholua! 



'This is tlic same iiaiiic given the sli.irk wliicli took Iiis line and is to lie considered his "iiardiaii ainiiakiia. 



