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sprang up, and the two canoes, with sails set, started for 
Rewa, where they safely arived, and the goods and other 
property were landed and distributed as presents among 
the people. 
“But Rokoua was not to be beaten thus. Although 
his two canoes had been taken, there was still the one 
captured from Ravovonicakaugawa on his second visit to 
Naicobocobo. That was launched without delay, and 
the fugitives pursued. Arriving at Nukuilailai, Rokoua 
laid his spear on the deck of the canoe and walked over 
it on shore, as he had done on a previous occasion. 
Landed, he dropped his heavy club, thereby causing so 
loud a noise that it woke all the people on Viti Levu. 
This noise did not escape the quick ear of Naimilamila. 
‘ Be on your guard,’ she said to her new lord, ‘ Rokoua 
is coming; I heard his club fall; he can assume any 
shape he pleases; be a dog, or a pig, or a woman; he can 
command even solid rocks to split open and admit him, 
so be on your guard.’ Rokoua meanwhile met a young 
girl from Nadoi on the road, carrying shrimps, landcrabs, 
and taro to the house of the god of Rewa, and without 
hesitation he asumed her shape, and she took his without 
being herself aware of it. Arriving with his basket at 
his destination, Naiogabui asked, ‘Who is there?’ To 
which Rokoua replied, ‘It is me; I am from Nadoi, 
bringing food for your husband.’ The supposed mes- 
senger was asked into the house, and sitting down, he 
imprudently assumed a position not proper to Fijian 
women. ‘This, and the shape of his limbs, was noticed 
by Naiogabui, who whispered the discovery made into 
her husband’s ear. Ravovon‘cakaugawa stole out of the 
