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The fish followed her into the house. Then Pili prepared a way 

 for the fish ; he spread a path with good things for the fish to 

 come on ; but the fish came on one side ; and sat in the front part 

 of the house of Pule. Then Pule said, ' You are come ; there is 

 Sina sitting there.' Now Sina was pregnant by the fish. Then 

 Pili said (that was the name of the fish), '0 Pule-'i'ite, thanks for 

 your offer, and that you have shown respect to me ; come now, I 

 give up the woman to you ; if she bring forth a boy, let me be 

 named in the child ; you shall call it Pili ; but if a girl, I leave it 

 to you ; you will live together as a family ; but I will go.' Then 

 the fish went away and Sina dwelt with Pule. It came to pass 

 that she brought forth a boy, and he was called Pili, as Pili had 

 enjoined. 



2. The child grew up ; then he went to the beach on to the 

 rocks to look at the sea ; and he turned his gaze to see whether 

 any fish remained in the boat-opening ; then a desire for fishing 

 took hold on him. So he went to his parents to ask them to 

 make him a net ; and they made it ; the net was finished. Then 

 he bade them make things to tie up the net with ; and he said to 

 his parents that they should broil three birds, but not take the 

 •entrails out of the birds ; and prepare them well ; and then sit 

 down and wish luck to the fishing. Then she went down towards 

 the beach to Yai-lenga to procure stone sinkers for the fishing. 

 Thus the parents prepared all things that Pili had enjoined. Then 

 Pili said, ' Come now, bring your things.' They gave them up. 

 Then Pili said, 'Where are the entrails of the birds '? His mother 

 said, ' There are none ; I have eaten them.' Then Pili said, ' Did 

 I not tell you to do it well ? what about the respect to be shown 

 to the fishing.' Then Pili said, ' Bring these birds '; and she 

 brought them ; he took the birds, but the mother had bitten off 

 the parson's nose from one of them. 



3. Pili was grieved, and said to his mother, 'Take these your 

 things and eat them, for you desired them ; I will go.' He went 

 away in anger. Then he was overtaken by the night at Fa'a- 

 lava, ' cross-roads,' and he entered into the house of Tui-Tau and 



