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Hine-te-iwaiwa turned aside and stooped down, because she 
had dropped her garment. Some of the young women 
heard it, and said to Hine-te-iwaiwa, the young slave has 
been making game of your garment. Hine-te-iwaiwa ran 
after him, and gave him a beating, Tuhuruhuru cried, la- 
menting^ — 
In vain have I come : 
Rupe is my uncle, 
Hine-te-iwaiwa is my mother, 
And Tini-rau is my father. 
He ran crying out of the house ; she heard her child crying, 
and tried to catch him, being grieved for what she had done, 
saying, Alas ! my child, my youngest, that I should beat 
you. Tuhuruhuru thought they now knew him, he fled, 
they pursued, but could not overtake him ; he ran into the 
water to cleanse himself from the ashes. Hine-te-iwaiwa 
called, 0 Rupe, fly down at once, and catch your child, 
he flew down to the water, and caught him up, and 
brought him back to the pa. Hine-te-iwaiwa cried over 
her child, whom she had now recognized, alas ! alas ! my 
child, who was abandoned ! After she had finished her 
tangi, she asked him, what message did his father send 
to her, Tuhuruhuru replied, he said we and Rupe must 
return to my naming;* Rupe and his sister agreed, they 
reached the abode of Tini-rau ; he was rejoiced to see 
his wife, brother-in-law, and child, they slept, and the 
following morning, as soon as it dawned, he sent off a 
messenger to assemble all the chiefs to the naming of his 
child. All agreed to come, and Kae as well ; they called 
him Tuhuruhuru, his first name was Tu-ai-takaroro, the 
meaning of this new name is The Plumage of Rupe ; when 
, the ceremony was over, all returned to their homes, but Kae 
remained ; after most of the company had dispersed, he 
inquired, where is Tutunui, the pet whale of Tini-rau, the 
* The Tuatanga, ceremony of bestowing a name upon him, was considered a 
very important rite. 
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