Rice — Hazvaiiaii Legends 49 



THE SMALL WISE BOY AND THE LITTLE FOOL 



A LEGEND OE KAUAI 



There were two brothers wlio lived on the flats at Nukole, between 

 Hanamauki and the Wailoa stream. Their names were Waa-waa-iki-naau- 

 ao, The-Wise-One, and Waa-waa-iki-na-aopo, The-Stupid-One. 



One day they decided to go to Waialeale, to exploit their bird pre- 

 serves. In those days, each person had his special bird grounds as well 

 as fishing grounds. No one could trespass on their rights. As they were 

 starting out, The-Wise-One said to The-Stupid-One, "When we catch 

 the birds, every bird that has two holes in its beak belongs to me. That 

 is my mark. Those that have only one hole belong to you." 



So every bird that The-Stupid-One caught, he gave to his brother, for 

 they all had two holes in their beaks. He would say, "This is yours, it 

 has your mark." So, when they started home. The-Wise-One had all the 

 birds, and The-Stupid-One had none. 



Then The-Stupid-One went crying to his mother, saying, "All the 

 birds we caught today belong to my brother. They had his mark. I had 

 none to bring home." 



After he had explained to his mother about the marks, she comforted 

 him in these words, "That is all right. We will fix it so that you get all 

 the birds next time." 



Then she got a lot of bread-fruit gum, and told The-Stupid-One to take 

 it with him. When he caught a bird, he must pull all the feathers off 

 before he gave it to his brother. Then when they were ready to start 

 home, he would have a big pile of feathers. He must let The-Wise-One 

 go first, with the pack of birds. Then The-Stupid-One must smear the 

 gum all over himself, and roll in the feathers. They would stick to him, 

 and he would be completed covered. Then he must follow his brother 

 very quietly, until they got to the path that crosses the top of the hill, 

 Ka-ili-hina-lea. When he reached this spot, The-Stupid-One must rush 

 up behind his brother, crying in a loud voice, "Apau! The akua of the 

 mountain is after you ! He will grab you !" 



The mother continued in these words, "Then your brother will look 

 back and see you, and be frightened. He will drop the birds, and run. 

 Then you can pick up the birds and bring them home. You will have them 

 all, and you will have only a little way to carry them." 



The-Stupid-One carried out his mother's instructions. All happened 

 as she had said. So that time The-Stupid-One had the best of it in the 

 end. 



