452 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION Ci. 



Hook of adversity, and leave the Hook of prosperity; because it is 

 bad.. The women then made this parting command, Place the 

 property in the stern of the canoe ; beware lest you look back 

 until you stand on the beach of Fiji.. Then the man went on his 

 journey, to part with his mother who was angry. He went on his 

 voyage ; but his mother had departed in anger to the island of 

 Savaii.. She went, and it lightened from Avalua, while Aleipata 

 was plainly visible.. She then paddled to the land at Sataelea. 



Meanwhile her son went to Fiji with the property.. He trans- 

 gressed against the parting command, for he looked back, and his 

 hook fell into the sea.. Then he went on to Fiji, and reported, 

 My hook has fallen into the sea ; let some go down and look 

 for my property.. They went and searched *diligently, but could 

 not find it. , Then vent down a fisherman who had fish traps, and 

 he found the property in his trap.. The trap was full of fish. 

 He took up the Hook of adversity, and there was only the hook 

 part.. Then he enquired for a Fijian to repair the Hook.. The 

 Fijian fisherman did not know how to do it.. Then some came 

 to Samoa seeking fishermen.. When they had finished in the bay 

 of Laua, then Sun-beam went.. The brothers Utu and La'ulu, 

 and Auloloto, and Aumamao and Aupaupau, and their sister Sina, 

 these are the brothers who went to Fiji, and they repaired the 

 Hook.. "When they had ground the hook, Unu lashed it on while 

 the Rat was looking on.. He went and reported to fAvaava, The 

 Hook is wrongly lashed.. Avaava went and reported to JTavatava, 

 Tavatava the Hook is wrongly lashed.. Tavatava went and 

 reported to §Bonita, Bonita the Hook is wrongly lashed. Unu 

 then let down the Hook into the sea, but it was not taken by any 

 fish.. Then the Hook was given to La'ulu, who lashed it.. The 

 Rat looked on; the Hook was wrongly lashed.. The Rat went and 

 reported to Avaava, Avaava, the Hook is wrongly lashed. Avaava 

 went and reported to Tavatava, Tavatava the Hook is wrongly 

 lashed ; Tavatava went and reported to Bonita, Bonita the Hook 

 is wrongly lashed.. La'ulu let down the Hook, but no fish was 

 taken.. Then the Hook was given to Auloloto who lashed it. The 

 Rat looked on and saw that the Hook was wrongly lashed.. The 

 Rat went and reported to Avaava, Avaava the Hook is wrongly 

 lashed.. Avaava went and reported to Tavatava,, Tavatava the 

 Hook is wrongly lashed.. Tavatava went and reported to Bonita. 

 Auloloto let down the Hook, but no fish took it. . Then the Hook 

 was delivered to Aumamao, who lashed it.. The Rat looked ; the 

 Hook was wrongly lashed.. The Rat went and reported to Avaava, 

 Avaava, the Hook is wrongly lashed.. Avaava went and reported 

 to Tavatava, Tavatava the Hook is wi^ongly lashed.. Tavatava 



* Searched, searched. Like the Hebrew idiom for intensity, 



t A fish found near the beach. 



t A fish found further out than avaava. 



§ A deep sea fish. 



