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104. " Ua ATI LE FUTi A E TO LE suLi." — "The banana is 

 plucked up, but the sucker is planted." Cf., " The King is dead, 

 long live the King." 



105. " Ua aua I LE su ma le u." — " The bad and the good 

 tare are gathered." 



This may apply to a time of famine, or lo the destruction of the 

 plantation as a punishment for some offence. 



106. " E tenetene Fua le livaliva a e sagasaga ai le vili 

 lA." — " driie plate of the drill dances, but the point continues to 

 eat in." 



This is used to contrast the showy man who is of little use with 

 the real worker. 



107. " Ua sasagi fua le vinavina a ua gau le matavana." — 

 " The plate of the drill rejoices (or boasts) in vain, for the point of 

 the drill is broken." 



Used to indicate some insuperable difficulty, or to express some 

 great sorrow. The family rejoices in the birth of a child, but the 

 joy is premature, for the child dies. 



108. " Ua tea le eaea, a e tali le ilamea." — " The thrush 

 (aphthoe, a disease of children) has gone, but the ilamea (another 

 -disease) has come." 



Out of one trouble, but into a worse one. Cf., " Out of the 

 irying-pan, but into the fire." 



109. " Ia o gatasi le futia ma le umele." — "Let the futia 

 (the sinnet ring) and the umele (the stand lor the bamboo fishing- 

 Tod.) go together." That is, let your actions, &c., agree with your 

 'words. 



110. " O le ia paulia i le tai masa." — " A fish stranded in 

 the ebb tide." 



Applied to a man far away from his own land, family relatives. 

 A stranger who is helpless because he has no one from whom he can 

 claim assistance. 



111. "E LEAGA LE PA PE A LEAI SE TALAGA." "The fly-fish- 



hook is bad if you have not got another (a pair)." 



Be properly equipped; one is not as good as two. Cf. "To 

 have two strings to your bow." 



112. " E TAGisiA Laulu se vaa e goto." — " Laulu is cried for 

 Ihat a canoe may sink." 



I cannot find the story from which this is taken. I think that 

 Laulu is the name of some well-known fishing place which is said 

 "to be cried for, or to be crying out for canoes to come and be filled 

 \lity., " sink ") with fishes. 



