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fruit crop was forbidden until the first fruits of it were taken 
to Tui-Fiti, who was oppressive to his lady. And Tangaloa’s 
injunctions were obeyed. 
16. In course of time, the crop became ripe, and the boy was 
grown up. But the famine continued in the towns in Fiji; one 
man was almost eating another; and Tui-Fiti was nearly dead 
with hunger. Then said Ta‘e-o-Tangaloa, ‘ Gather some bread- 
fruit at sleeping-time, and early in the morning go and take it to 
Tui-Fiti.’ Then they went and gathered the bread-fruit ; four of 
these were a burden for the one boy and the lady. And with it 
they went down towards the sea to Tui-Fiti ; they made their 
oven ; there were three of them; they made their oven; the fruit 
was cooked and they took it down to the chief who was oppres- 
sive to her; the chief and his family partook of it and were 
strengthened. 
17. Then the lady told Tui-Fiti that she was going back [home] 
with her child ; and that if there were any who were still strong 
in his land, that they should come with her and carry the abund- 
ance of food that was inland—taro, bread-fruit, bananas. The 
chief replied, ‘What does my lady think about carrying the sick 
man inland to be taken care of there.’ The lady said, ‘ Please 
yourself ; only your people will not be able to carry you, the sick 
man, inland until to-morrow ; when to-morrow comes, you, the: 
sick man, shall be taken; but to-day, if there are any that are 
strong, let us go ahead to bring down food to satisfy the hunger 
of the people.’ Then a great number crowded up and went 
inland—men, women, and_ boys. They reached the plantations 
and saw white bananas ; they ate, but did not gather burdens 
take to the town ; they ate; they were gorged ; they were sick ; 
then they slept inland and dia not go down to the town. When 
the morning arrived, the sick man Tui-Fiti was brought up; thet 
they remained inland; gradually all the houses of the Fijians 
were brought up ; they took up all the town to the place where 
Moi-u‘u-le-Apai lived,—to the abundance which grew in the plas- 
tations of Ta‘e-o-Tangaloa. 
