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ment ^life); I am astonished {lit., afraid) at your not ruling." 

 Fonoti then asked, " Who is that who is singing there?" Leulu- 

 moega and Lufilufi said, " Your Highness, that is Asiata." Then 

 ^the King said, " Tell him I am going to rule." And this was the 

 ruling of the King to Asiata, " O le a falefa lo'u riialo ia te oe le 

 Alataua " — " My kingdom is to be divided into four houses (parts) 

 of which you, the Alataua, will be one." Used to show the value 

 of prudent counsels and wise submission. 



34. " E LE TOGiA LE FuiA AUA o Moso." — " The Fuia (a bird, 

 Sturnoides atrifusca) is not stoned because (for fear) of Moso." 



The Fuia was sacred to Moso, one of their heathen deities, and 

 so people were afraid to injure it. A man who would otherwise be 

 beaten by another man without compunction or fear was not in- 

 jured simply because he was under the protection of a powerful 

 chief or of some ruling town. " Do not think that I am afraid of 

 you " — " e le togia le Fuia aua o Moso, na o lea." 



35. " O LE MAU o Laifue." — " The abundance of Laifue." 

 Laifue had a plantation of talo which was all eaten by animals, 



and not by men. He was praised by others on account of his fine 

 plantation, but it was of no use to him. The phrase is often used 

 when a man makes a present very unwillingly,, and receives very 

 lavish praises for his gift. 



36. " O Laloifi i'inei."— " This here is Laloifi." 



Laloifi was a piece of ground belonging to Valomua; a chief of 

 Satupaitea. One of his tulafales (councillors) approached him 

 with regard to a club match in which they were both to take part. 

 The advice which he gave is not clear to me. It was as follows, 

 " Le alii e faauta ua lelei lava lausoo, ua malu lava lou oo, a o le 

 mea lava lea ou te agaagaina atu ai oe e pau ai, aua e faga ou lima 

 e aliali ai lou aso." Valomua was grateful for the counsel, and 

 proposed that they two should have a club match in order that he 

 might become proficient, and not be put to shame in the presence 

 of all the people. The tulafale objected that it was not proper for 

 him to fight a club match with a chief, but the chief said, " Come 

 here, behold this is Laloifi, where you and I can practise whilst 

 there are only us two present, and no one to see what happens." 

 The tulafale consented, and they two fought a match. Before 

 they had exchanged two strokes, the aso ( ?) of the chief was struck 

 in a way that the tulafale had told him. Valomua gave thanks, 

 and said, " It is true what you told me; it is good that I know, and 

 so shall not be struck down, and put to shame before the people." 

 The phrase is now generally used of anything secret, and not to be 

 made widely known. 



