104 Beniicc P. Bishop Mtiseuin — Bulletin 



Crying, "Oh my grandson !" the old woman carried Kana to her hus- 

 band. They fed him until his strength returned and then asked him if 

 he had come for the sun. When he replied that such was his errand, they 

 gave him two guides who led the way. They sent a fire in front to show 

 them the way and a wind behind to help them on. 



When they reached the line dividing the kingdom from the land of the 

 keepers of the spring, the guides left Kana, telling him to go wherever 

 the wind directed. 



So Kana journeyed on alone until he came to the guard, Manu-a, sitting 

 by the king's door. Manu-a was friendly, and, urging the stranger to sit 

 down by him, told him how he had to sit there, and watch the king and his 

 followers eat and play while the cold rain fell upon him. 



Kana was greatly interested. Soon he saw how the king got his food. 

 He lifted a stone that covered a large hole in the sky and lowered his 

 hand which was quickly filled with food by the people below. 



While the king and his men were eating, the guard said to Kana, 

 "Wait with me until they have finished. Then they will return the 

 dishes and what remains of the food. Prop up the stone with your foot. 

 They will think the hole is closed and will go back to their game. Then 

 we may eat." 



Kana did as he was told, and when they were alone he lowered his 

 hand through the hole. As he did so the people saw a large black hand 

 and they knew it was not the king's hand. Someone said, "This hand 

 must belong to a soldier. No wonder it is fat. He sits and plays games 

 all day while we labor for him. Perhaps even now he is demanding more 

 food." 



However, Kana's relatives recognized his hand, and filled it with food. 

 Manu-a told him to drop the food. Then his hand was filled with water. 

 This Kana also dropped. They next tried birds which the guard ordered 

 up. These birds called out, "Kiawea," the call of the long-legged fish- 

 hawk, and the friends of the king thought that day had come. The king 

 told them that there were no birds there. 



Kana again lowered his hand, and it was filled with stars, which he 

 threw into the heavens where they gave light. Then the moon was placed 

 in his hand. Kana put it into the blue sky, where it remained giving light. 

 He was next given all kinds of birds and fowl, and for the first time the 

 rooster broke the morning stillness by crowing. 



Yet again Kana lowered his hand through the magic hole in the sky. 

 This time he was given the sun, which he placed in the sky, having received 

 its solemn promise never to disappear again. Since that day no magic 

 power has been able to deprive the people on earth of the great sun. 



