PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION G. 617 
very depths of the ocean, little thinking that she was closely 
followed by her husband. On reaching the very foundations of 
Rarotonga, she elave a hole in the solid rock and earth until she 
actually emerged at the very crest of the mountain of ‘The 
Mist.” “Ah!” thought the chagrined beauty, ‘‘my husband 
will never find out my hiding-place.” Scarcely had she uttered 
these words when she discovered her faithful Tongan (Tonga-iti) 
at her side, in outward appearance resembling a lizard and a fish ; 
so that, whilst she had merely preserved her cuttle-fish form, he 
had changed his into that of a sea-lizard, to enable him to give 
chase to his runaway spouse. 
For awhile they lived pleasantly together in the spring on the 
top of ‘The Mist,” which thenceforth was called “‘ The Fountain 
of the Followed One (Aruea).” It is also denominated “ The 
Fountain of Rangatira,” inasmuch as she first made the waters to 
well up from the heart of the mountain. Facetiously it is also 
known as “The Shaggy Mouth of the Mist,” in allusion to the 
tall trees and ferns surrounding it. 
After a time, becoming weary of their solitary life on the 
mountain-top, they resolved to return to their old abode near the 
sea. They accordingly left the fountain in charge of Niu and 
Nana, 7.e., the “taputapu ” and the “ karaea,” or lizard-fish. But 
unluckily for their own interests, they omitted to give instructions 
to these guardians. However, a long reed, which had the 
wonderful virtue of directing the course of the stream, was 
inserted in the hole through which the waters rushed. The upper 
end of the reed was inclined towards the north, so that a stream 
of crystal water now for the first time hurried on towards the 
home of these gods} at Avarua. 
Shortly after, Toutika (= Hit-the-mark?) made his appearance 
on the crest of “The Mist,” and found a copious stream flowing 
in a northerly direction. Addressing the sparkling, gushing 
fountain, Toutika inquired whether there were any guardians 
there. A voice from the depths of the waters answered, “ Yes ; 
here are two fairies, Niu and Nana.” ‘ Who placed you there ?” 
“The Tongan deity and his wife.” ‘‘ Where are they gone?” 
“To guide the course of the stream to their home at Avarua.” 
“ Well, then,” said the crafty Toutika, “should they come back 
and speak to you, be sure to remain silent, or I will kill you 
both. When I speak respond at once.” Niu and Nana agreed 
to this. Toutika now altered the direction of the long reed to 
due east, and the obedient waters at once abandoned their former 
channel, and flowed towards Ngatangiia. The successful inter- 
loper ran on with the stream, to watch the leaping of the waters 
from the precipice in the direction of his home. 
The lizard god and his mate, the cuttle-tish, finding the waters 
t Tongaiti and Rangatira, 4 Or, “ Point aright,’ doubtless in allusion to this myth. 
