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Tui deliberated. There is a hiatus after these words ; the ' tala '-maker 

 should have told us that Tui got his brother to place him alive in the 

 tray or basket, and to cover him up with cocoa-nut leaves so as to make 

 the whole look like the usual ' aso'; and the brother carried this offering 

 into the presence of the king and set it down before his seat. Then the 

 story goes on to say that the king removed the wrappings and found Tui 

 there, and Tui's eyes beaming upon him. This touched Malietoa with 

 compassion as towards a friend, and he thereupon abolished human 

 offerings. 



XVIII. — Malietoa-fe'ai. — A Solo. 



1. You are a Fale-alili man ; 



2. [So] listen to me ; 



3. For our lives are about to be sung, — 



4. [The story] about Fa'a-vavau and Mate-mate. 



5. Tua and Lo'o were their parents ; 



6. Le-tonu was their sister ; 



7. She was married in Siumu to Atu-u c u ; 



8. By which marriage they got a pig ; 



9. They were married [and lived] in an inland village. 



10. Then went Malietoa-fe'ai [thither] to wash his head. [up. 



11. Some one pointed out to him, lo !, the head [of the pig] hanging 



12. Let us two eat of it, [said he], 



13. But there is one drawback — 



14. That, if it is turned, we shall have no desire to eat of it. 



15. chief, [says Tui,] go into the house ; 



16. Sit down pleasantly with them, and chat pleasantly with them, 



17. While we two will take down the head and prepare it. 



18. We will cook it with cocoa-nut juice poured over it ; 



19. And [for it] I will pluck the leaves of the best bananas, 



20. Which I will bring hither in my hands ; 



21. [When] the head [is ready], I will bring it and show it to you. 



Malietoa replies — 



22. Friend, come gently hither ; 



23. I am exhausted with hunger. 



24. I will set up my staff of office — our Fale-atua ; 



25. Now then, here is our Fale-atua ; leave it here ; 



