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XXI. — The Progeny of Ali'a-tama, 

 Who was the first Tui-Manu'a. 



Olo-valu-tele ascended from below and became the wife of Tufu~ 

 le-Mata'afa in Muti'e, chief of Fiti-uta. She gave birth to two 

 girls named Seuea and Fau-tau-sala. Seuea became the wife of 

 Tui-Toga ; the other girl became the wife of Aua-luma and she 

 gave birth to a girl named Lata-nonoa who became the wife of 

 Tui-Tau, by whom he had a daughter named Lata-soa'a or Futi. 



This woman, the daughter of Tui-Tau and Lata-soa'a, became 

 the wife of 'Ali'a-tama, who was Tui-Manu'a. By her he had a 

 daughter named Ua-le-galu. She went to Tutuila and became the 

 wife of Tui-E'ai of Gauta-fusi, and gave birth to a girl named Fola- 

 le-La. This girl became the adopted daughter of Tui-tele of Leone. 

 Saga-polo-tele came from Up61u and took her to wife. [Another 

 rersion bears that she became his adopted daughter ; that, on one 

 occasion, she was dressing his hair, which, according to custom in 

 those days, was very long, and that his hair, falling on her lap, 

 caused pregnancy]. By her he had three daughters, Se-atu-mai- 

 nu'u, Se-atu-mai-aofa and Se-atu-mai-fe'a. The first of these 

 became the wife of Ama, chief of Safata. By her he had a 

 daughter, to whom was given the name of Yae-o-ali'i. She became 

 the wif e of Tagaloa-tua-laf a of Savai'i under the following circum- 

 stances : — 



Tui-A'ana-vae-ma went on a visit to Savai'i. Two of his atten- 

 dants were named Ape and Tutuila. This party was liberally 

 entertained by their Savai'i hosts, and afeti'i, i.e., a heap of cocoa- 

 nuts piled round a cocoa-nut tree, was placed at the king's disposal. 

 Of these he gave Ape and Tutuila no share. This offended them, 

 and, to be revenged, they left him and went to seek some one else 

 as a husband for Vae-o-ali'i. So they brought Tagaloa-tua-lafa, 

 who married her, and she became pregnant. Then they drove him 

 away again. The son whom she bore was taken to Le-ulu-moega 

 and named Tui-A'ana-tama-a-le-lagi. When he was full grown, he 

 sought as his wife Yae-toe, daughter of Tui-Toga, the offspring or 



