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child of Imoa-sala-ta'i.' They were much affected on hearing of 

 their lost relative, and wished to take the boy to his mother, Sina- 

 te'e-alofa. They then went with him inland to find his parents. 

 When his father, Afi'a, saw them approaching, he ran away, 

 frightened by the sight of human beings. The delight of the 

 brothers was great at having found the long lost Imoa-sala-ta'i ; 

 and they begged her to go back with them and no longer dwell 

 in the bush. She went to call her husband, but he was ashamed 

 at first to come near and afraid ; when at last he did come, he 

 came crouching behind his wife. The brothers then begged them 

 to leave the bush and go to live with them at the seaside. But 

 Afi'a objected. At last he said, ' Well, you go on first, and I will 

 come down in the evening.' In the evening he went down and 

 partook of a meal with them, but returned with his wife to the 

 bush at early dawn. 



11. Thus things continued to be for some time. At last, as his 



wife wished to live with her relatives, and he still objected, he 



said, ' Well, you go down and live with them, but don't forget 



Afi'a in his bush ; and if you get a portion from them, divide it 



and put aside a part for yourself and a part for me ; do the same 



with any tonga, you may get.' Thenceforth she strictly observed 



this injunction, and when ever she got food she divided it saying, 



" This is for me, that is for Afi'a ; so also with the ' tonga '; [hence 



this song]: — 



Ua se le Imoa-sala-ta'i It is an Itnoa-sala-ta'i 

 I tua vao a Savai'i ; In the back bush of Savai'i ; 



Ua se le Imoa-ma e It is an Imoa-ma 



I le lafalafa o Amoa; In the flat lands of Amoa ; 



Tau-tunu lou tausi pa ; Tau-tunu is thy hook-keeper ; 

 Na iloa i vao lou tina ; Thy mother was found in the bush j 

 Tau-tunu o le pele Afi'a ; Tau-tunu is the beloved of Afi'a ; 

 Na iloa ma galo-vao-ina. He was known as " forgotten in the bush." 

 O! O! 



12. Tau-tunu remained with his mother and her family, and 

 eventually the l au o Manu was given to his care. He then took 

 it about to several places; and, wherever he went, success went 

 with him. Eventually he came to Manu 'a. He landed at Ta- 



