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to be viewed with still greater hatred by the jealous ladies ; 
two of them determined to kill heir, she was naturally in 
great fear, but as they separately approached her, she had 
time to utter a potent spell,* and throw a stone at the first, 
whose body burst open, and behold it was filled with green 
stone ; she treated the second lady in the same way, and 
with a similar result. Thus green stone was formed. 
After some time, Hine-te-iwaiwa returned to visit her 
friends, and Tini-rau missing her society, went to her vil- 
lage; when he approached the place, where she lived, he 
saw some children playing at the back of the pa, in a swamp, 
which was covered with the kakaho or reeds : he hid himself 
amongst them, and then made a noise to attract the atten- 
tion of the children, who came to see what it was, when he 
recognized his own child by its ear ornaments ; he sent it 
to its mother, with a little scented bag, she had given him, 
which he constantly wore round his neck, the child went, 
and its mother immediately recognized the love token, 
and came to him, bringing him into the pa, where he was 
received and welcomed with great distinction, and so many 
feasts given to do him honor, that their entire stock of 
provisions was soon consumed, and to increase the evil 
they were unsuccessful in fishing. Tini-rau saw their des- 
titute state, and promised them a plentiful supply of fish 
provided they all remained in their houses with their doors 
and windows closed during the night, and did not open 
them before the morning, to this they readily agreed ; he 
then uttered one of his powerful spells, immediately a great 
rushing sound was heard, which continued during the whole 
night, and in the morning when they opened their doors, 
* Harnru te toki, 
Ngahoa te toki, 
Hei pao i to uru te toki, 
Hei pao te roro te toki, 
Tena toki ka haruru, 
Tena toki ka ngatoro, 
Ko toki e Whiro-te-tupua, 
Manawa ko koe, 
Kaitangata. 
Loud sounds the stone, 
Sharp pain is the stone, 
To strike the seat of life is the stone, 
To strike the brain is the stone, 
Behold the stone resounds, 
Behold the stone will destroy, 
The stone of Whiro-te-tupua, 
Spirit even of thee 
The man destroyer. 
