TRADITIONS AND LEGENDS. 
277 
interceded for her, got kicked also for his pains, and was 
sent flying down the hill with the calabashes in his hands ; 
even the dog shared its masters wrath, and was kicked as 
well as the others ; to punish Manaia, the gods, who were 
looking on, turned the whole party into stone, and there they 
are still to be seen on the rugged ridge, a warning to all as 
well as chiefs, to avoid domestic brawls, which are sure to 
have an unfortunate and unsatisfactory termination. 
Uenuku. 
This is a talk about Uenuku, he was from Horana, he lived 
with his wife, who bore him Kahutia te rangi, he had a great 
number of sons, and obtained kura for them all : they then 
went on a journey taking it with them, having lost it they 
turned back and sought for it in vain, but not finding it, they 
all returned home very sorrowful, they came to Uenuku, and 
told him, he also was much grieved for the loss ; after they 
had returned it was found, but when Uenuku sent for it, the 
finders would not give it up, saying, according to the proverb 
of Mahina, what had drifted ashore was not to be restored. 
The kura was kept by the finders, messengers were sent to 
fetch it, they were taken and killed, these murders were 
committed by Wena ; he slew Mapu te rangi, who was 
killed, as well as the children of Uenuku ; one escaped, 
reached his father and told him that they two only were 
left, great was the anger of Uenuku, he made wooden 
images of men for his canoes, for all his people were killed 
by Wena, he embarked and placed the figures he had made 
in them, then went to fight, and proceeded to Wena's place : 
he saw him making for the shore, but he followed him from 
the sea ; one paddled away, the other paddled after him, 
they approached one another, they fought, Wena and all his 
people were killed ; this was the battle of the logs. One man 
drifted on shore, his name was Paripari ; Manurautaka was 
taken captive alive and eaten by Uenuku sitting on his mat, 
made of the scalps he had taken, which was named Rua- 
tapu. 
