294 JOHN FRASER. 
1. Ta‘e-o-Tangaloa, the child of Tangaloa-a-Ui and Sind-a-Sa‘u- 
mani, named Sina-tauata, had two wives; the one named Laulau- 
a-Le-Folasa, the daughter of Le-Folasa ; the other named Sina, 
the daughter of Tao-toai-se-Aualuma. These two wives became 
reonant at the same time. 
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2. Ta‘e-o-Tangaloa was at Le-Fanga when this Laulau-a-le-Folasa 
gave birth to her child; she, or rather her family, immediately 
shouted that a king was born there, ‘o le 7'ui-Manu‘a, ‘the king of — 
Manu‘a.’ Her husband was displeased at her haste to declare 
her child king. He went up to Aua-luma, where he found that 
his other wife, Sina, had given birth to a son at the very time of 
the birth of the other son. Sina said to him, “‘Come now; your 
other wife has given birth to a son, and she has proclaimed him 
king ; go therefore and live with her; let me decide what is to 
be the name of this child ; and leave me.” 
3. He answered, ‘Do I consent to that child’s being king—that , 
child of haste? that child of the hasty one? don’t be angry; come 
bring your child, and let him be proclaimed king; let his name be 
Fa‘a-ea-nu‘u, ‘exalter of the people,’ and let him be Tui-Manu‘a ; 
the kingly power is associated with men; men will stand up to 
speak in the palace of Tui-Manu‘a.” 
4, He was the first man to whom the dignity of king was given; 
that was previously considered the prerogative of heaven ; for 
Tae-o-Tangaloa was Tui-Manu‘a, but he was regarded as a god 
rather than a man. Of the child of Laulau-a-le-Folasa, he said, 
“Let that child at the east be named Ati-i-lagi, ‘addressing- 
speeches-to-the-heavens’; let him direct his addresses to heaven to 
Tangaloa, in his ‘fale-ula’ palace; let him be associated with 
. the gods.” . 
5. In accordance with this appointment the chief or priest of 
Fiti-uta used to sit cross-legged, leaning on the handle of his fu‘e 
or ‘fly-flopper,’ and thus offer prayer and make speeches. 
6. When the children had become men, Ta‘e-o-Tangaloa said to 
his brother Le-Fanonga, ‘‘ You stop here in the east and be the © 
