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oven which they had just been been heating for the children. 

 In a short time the abdomen of the demon-wife burst with 

 the heat, and lo ! a great himp of hme-making coral fell out. 

 As soon as the twins were sure of the death of the demon- 

 wife, they ran to their canoe and paddled back to their 

 mother^ ; Tu and the sister following in another canoe. 

 When Tu arrived at the place where Rei was, he wept over 

 his wife and the twin sons. Rei too wept over her husband 

 and daughter. Finally they all returned to their ancient 

 home in peace and prosperity. 



Song of fna and her Brothers. 



1. — Marama hiti ake te tauaruea. 

 Ko hiti mai a tia oa ! 



Hiti ake ! 

 Hiti ake i tua o Matavera to tauaruea, 

 Ko hiti mai a tia oa ! 



Ka hakune ! 

 Ka hakune ! Ka hapopo ! 

 Ta kainga ta mahu a hapa e ! 



Te tauaruea. 



Hail glimmering light of the rising moon ! 

 Shine forth in thy full glory ! 



Shine forth ! 

 Shine forth from behind Matavera, thou lovely one ! 

 Shine forth in thy full glory ! 

 (In thy presence we jmrtake of) our stale food ; — 

 Stale food ; — food covered with mildew ; — 

 Scraped "jjuraka" — all bad. 

 Hail lovely (moon-goddess) ! 



2. — Koai e ana tama i ana mua e, te tauaruea ? 

 Ko hiti mai a tia oa ! 

 Na ! Ko Ina ! 

 Ko Ina rangai vaka, 

 Te tama a Rei vaka, te tauaruea. 

 Koai e ana peke i ana tua e, te tauaruea ? 

 Ko hiti mai a tia oa ! 

 Ko Tarama, 

 Ko Taramaakiaki, te tama a Rei vaka, te tauaruea ? 

 Koai e ana peke i ana muri e, te tauaruea ? 

 Ko hiti mai a tia oa ! 

 Ko Tarama, 



» Evidently Tuherepunga, M'ith her craft and strength, was well-known to 

 Rei ; hence she did not seek out her husband until her boys were grown, or 

 she would have been no match for her foe. 



There is a play upon the word " punga," which in those islets means a 

 lump of lime-making coral." Accordingly the demon's name is " Tuhere- 

 punga," i.e. " Tu-who-carries-about-lime-coral," or " 'Vw-enciente with coral." 



