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the roof of the pihanga ,* and there look in; Monoa. went 
and arrived at the Whare-kura; the men of the house in- 
vited him to enter by the door, but Monoa refused to do 
so; remembering the advice which his father Whiro had 
given him, he climbed upon the roof of the house to the 
pihanga, and there looking in, saw the lungs of his brothers, 
which the priest was then waving to and fro in sacrifice, 
and this was the signal of flight to Monoa ; when the men of 
the house perceived this, they went and pursued him ; he 
hastened his steps, at the same time uttering this spell : — 
Hopukia, hopukia, 
Hopu ata, hopu ata, 
E kore Monoa e mou, 
I te ra kumutia, 
Tuaka paukina, 
Te maiangi nni no tu, 
Te mahana no tn, 
Rere huru huru au, 
Rere take take au, 
Rere au iho, 
Rere au ake, 
I runga ano, tauranga, 
Te kuti kuti, tauranga, 
Te awe awe, 
Tuku atu au kia mangi a manu, 
Rere houmea, 
Tatu mai ata tu 
Rarou ka hihiko, 
Ki te hau raro tukua, 
Tuku aiho i runga nei 
Taka te ruhi, 
Taka te ngenge, 
Huri papa, &c., 
Catch him, catch him, [you can, 
Catch the light, catch the light if 
Monoa will not he caught 
in the day of his fear, 
He has arisen and got away, 
He is light as the wind, 
Warm as the wind. 
I fly like feathers 
I fly strong, 
I fly down, 
I fly up above, 
Upon the perch. 
Afar off upon the bat’s perch, out 
of reach, 
Leave me to escape as the bird, 
I fly as the houmea, a sea bird, 
Lie close to the earth, 
Embracing its surface, 
Let the wind blow above me, 
Weary the legs of the pursuers, 
let them be tired, 
Let the strong wind blow against 
them, &c. 
Monoa fled ; he ran into the middle of a flock of kauwaus, 
cormorants, but they could not conceal him ; he then ran 
* Pihanga, an opening made in the roof to admit light, having a small roof 
over it to keep out the rain, this is not now used. It is probably the origin of 
a name given to a mountain near Rotoaira, which has a remarkable opening in 
its side. 
