252 JOHN FRASER. 



8. ' But, [said his mother,] when your errand is done, come [back] ; 



9. 'Alo-'alo, when you enter [the heavenly house], 



10. The hook of adversity, take care to give it the go-by ; 



11. The hook of prosperity, bring it [with you].' 



12. His companions are the forked lightnings. 



13. Sin a [his aunt] there follows him and beckons : — 



14. 'Alo-'alo, [she says,] wait; let us two say good-bye; 



15. When you are going away, don't look back ; 



16. Don't you take off the tabu from the sea ; 



17. The hook of prosperity is sharp.' 



18. [But] 'Alo-'alo neglected her parting command. 



19. He was wounded to death because the tabu was taken off. 



He dies. 



20. Weeps the Sun on his mountains in the sky ; 



21. Alas ! 'Alo-'alo is killed. 



22. Fiti comes down, and sets the fish-trap. 



23. 'Alo-'alo lies far down in the opening of the reef. 



24. The fishes of the deep come inside the reef 



25. To the hook of thy son, O Sina. 



26. 'Let a [skilful] fisherman be sought out for Tui-Fiti ; 



27. That the plaited string may be fastened aright [to the hook].' 



28. Ulu-galu-iti-iti was prospered [in this], 



29. But Aa'u-pini-pini was unsuccessful. [sea ; 



30. The two [parents] arose, swam together, and perished in the 



31. The sister got to land ; 



32. She gave the hook to Savai'i. 



33. [Brother, said she,] ' long have we sought for thee ; 



34. Now prepare to fasten the hook'; [but] it went wrong 



35. Because he was dressed in his girdle, 



36. And sat on a 'tapa-au' mat when he fastened it, not on a 'fala.' 



37. The ' sesele ' reported it first to the shore, 



38. And gave an account of it to the ' tava-tava.' 



39. Sleep on, 'bonito'; do not wake; 



40. They are paddling out and the hook is wrongly fastened ; 



41. The wrongly-fastened-hook paddles in vain. 



