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the branch of the yam was broken ; it was scattered about ; she 
took hold of it; broke it with her teeth and tasted it to see 
whether it was sweet ; she perceived that it was good ; then she 
dug it up. Then she went into the house, bearing the branch of 
the yam in her hands. Thus she brought it and roasted it for 
herself and her children. And they ate of it. Thus she did every 
day ; that yam became food for the lady and her children for 
many days. 
6. Then it became known to Ta‘e-o-Tangaloa by a dream ; for 
he dreamt that his sister had been ill-used by her husband, the 
king of Fiji. Then he prepared to go there; but there was, 
towards the east, a travelling party from Tutuila ; the travelling 
party of the king of Afono had come to his friend, ‘O Le-puia-i- 
Then came Ta‘e-o-Tangaloa at the time when the travel- 
ling party was about to return to Tutuila ; he seized hold of two 
things of his, a cocoa-nut stem from which the nuts have been 
Picked and a bread-fruit branch with leaves and blossoms on it. 
The travelling party of Tui-Afono went on board, and Ta‘e-o- 
Tangaloa said, ‘I will make a sixth in your canoe.’ Tui-Afono 
Was unwilling [that is, refused]. Then his canoe passed through 
the boat-opening, and the chief (i.e, Ta‘e) went inland. The 
“anoe passed through behind the breakers, but the chief went by 
land ; the chief came and stood by Le-Loto ; that isa rock on the 
Seaside of the Pu‘e-mapusanga. The canoe came there, and the 
chief said to Tui-Afono, ‘ Let me be a sixth to your crew. He 
Was unwilling ; Tui-Afono would not answer. The canoe went 
on; but the chief went by land. He came and stood on a xeef- 
Tock ; its name was the ‘to‘a’ of Tangaloa ; it is on the sea-side 
of Ana-lefu in Fale-asao. The canoe went on and reached it. 
angaloa said to Tui-Afono, ‘ Let me be a sixth in your canoe.’ 
fanoe went on ; for Tui-Afono was unwilling. It went on, 
and Was far out at sea. 
i. The heart of Tangaloa was pained. Then he called to his 
— Who were there in the sea, Au-salia and Au-fanua-mai, 
boys there give heed to me (Jit., turn your eyes towards me); 
