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mother ? he replied, she is gone ; great was his sorrow ! 
he and his child wept. Behold, during the night the 
spirit of the child which had died came and sat on the ridge 
pole of the house : What are you both crying about ? they 
replied, for your mother, who is gone ; cease your weep- 
ing, I will tell you what to do : go, said he, when you 
reach the first river, the second river, the third river, stop 
there and light a fire, and when you have caught a pig, 
throw it on the fire. Ruarangi went and arrived at the first 
river, at the second, and at the third river, he stopped and 
there lighted his fire, an exceeding great one, he then 
caught a pig and threw it on it ; the smoke of the fire 
penetrated into the forest, with the smell of the pig. 
Tawhaitu perceived the smell of the fire, she wept, saying. 
Yes, indeed, whence this smoke of fire, perhaps it is from 
Ruarangi ; she began to follow the scent of the fire until 
she reached him ; they returned together to their home. 
Tawhaitu said to her husband, you must be strong to retain 
me, for by and bye the patupaiarehe will return ; before long 
he came and took her away and departed. 
Ruarangi and his child wept during the night ; the spirit 
of the child returned, and enquired, what are you two cry- 
ing about ? they answered, we are lamenting for Tawhaitu, 
who has gone ; he said, give over crying, set off, and when 
you have arrived at the first river, the second and the 
third, then light a fire, carry a pot and calabash with you, 
having reached the place, kill a pig, singe it ; having 
finished the singeing, fry it in the pot, then go into the 
river and dig red ochre ; this being done, fry together 
the fat and the ochre, and pour it into the calabash, and 
carry it home. When he had done this, the smoke reached 
Tawhaitu, she wept, and said, from Ruarangi perhaps is this 
smoke of the fire ; she followed the smell, and when she 
reached him they both worked the red ochre, and said, we 
must make haste, lest the evening should overtake us; when 
they got home they painted all their house with it, the ridge 
pole of the house only being left. When the patupaiarehe 
came he stood on the other side of the fence ; great was 
