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TINI-KAU. 
fully clear transparent water, which served as looking glasses 
to admire himself in. He also kept a stud—not oi horses, for 
they were then unknown, but—of whales: these were his mokai, 
or pets, one of which was called Tutunui. The fame of this chief 
reached the ears of Hine-te-iwaiwa, a lady of a distant tribe, 
who was also remarkable for her great beauty ; she fell in love 
with him, from the report, and at last nothing would satisfy her, 
but she must go and see him. One day when she was out with 
the women of the pa, gathering muscles, she suddenly jumped 
into the sea, and dived down; she came up again near a rock, 
at a little distance from the shore, on which she rested for some 
time, then diving down again, she had a long submarine journey. 
Meeting with many adventures, and holding long conversations 
with the different fish she met with, especially the shark and the 
kahawai, at last, she came up near the abode of Tini-rau, in 
the form of half fish and half woman ; she then resumed her 
usual shape, and sat down considering which would be the best 
way of introducing herself to the chief. 
Being aware of Tini-rau’s admiration of himself, the plan 
she adopted to attract his attention, was to spoil his looking 
glasses, by jumping into them, and rendering the water muddy. 
Now Tini-rau was so particular about his looking glasses, 
that he kept an owl as their guardian, who, perched upon a lofty 
tree in the vicinity, always had his eye upon his charge ; imme¬ 
diately therefore that he saw Hine-te-iwaiwa floundering about 
in them, he called out to Tini-rau, who was sitting on his 
elevated stage; incensed at the insult, he came down at once 
and went to the pools, where he soon discovered the cause, and 
equally soon formed an attachment with the lady. 
Tini-rau’s wives, however, did not admire their new com¬ 
panion, so much as their lord and master; he was therefore 
obliged to keep her apart from them. After some time, Hine- 
te-iwaiwa gave birth to a child ; this event caused her to be 
viewed with still greater hatred by the jealous ladies; two of 
them determined to kill her. She was naturally in great fear, 
but as they separately approached her, she had time to utter a 
potent spell, and then threw a stone at the first, whose body 
burst open, and behold it was filled with green stone; she 
