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titles of a chief or town, either does not know them all, or is 

 afraid of forgetting some of them. He will then say — " As for all 

 your other titles and honours, let them all be cast on the deck 

 of the large canoe of your title of ." 



185. " AuA LE FAAPUNi AFEAFE " — " Dou't be like or reach 

 to the small fishing enclosure." 



The application of this is not at all clear to me. The punia- 

 feafe is a small enclosure for fishing, the puni tele is a larger one. 

 The first is likened to a dispute which is settled privately, the latter 

 to one which is taken to the meeting of the whole town and any 

 punishment inflicted wall be much greater. The advice given to 

 the offender is to settle the matter and not go to law. 



186. " E LOGO LE TULi ONA TATA " — " The deaf man hears 

 when he is tapped (on the shoulder)." This is often used to show 

 that men v^ho are deaf to all good advice are made to hear by 

 painful experience. 



187. " E LE Tu MANU A E Tu LOGOLOGO ' — " The crier does not 

 stay but his message remains," or it may be " Birds do not stay 

 but a message does." 



188. " O LE Aso E LOALOA " — " The day is long." 



This is used to exhort to patience. A man who j^ humble and 

 wise will wait until the truth is made plain to all. 



189. " Ua fetai LE Li I "— " The Lii leads." 



The Lii is the first star to rise, and the others follow. This 

 illustration is used of a ruling chief. After he has spoken the 

 others can only follow. 



190. "E LE pu SE TING I upu " — " No hole is made in the 

 body by words." " E pala le maa a e le pala upu " — -" Stones will 

 rot, but words never rot." 



The first of these proverbs says, never heed what men say, 

 words do not break any bones ; the other says, that which the 

 history of the quarrels and wars of Samoa abundantly confirms, 

 that anything may be forgiven but abusive or offensive words. 



191. "O LE TAGi MAI ALA "— " The cry from the road." 

 This is connected with a story of a man who was summoned to 



the illness of a relative but delayed too long. In excusing himself 

 he said that he could only cry from the road and not in the house. 

 It is now used as an apology for being too late, or as a reproof 

 for delay. 



192. " Ole MCE I ULUULU-LAAU " — " To sleep in the branches 

 of a tree." 



Applied to a man who cannot sleep for fear of being caught by 

 some enemy. Every breeze tliat blows shakes the branches and 

 wakes the man. 



