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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 village; 
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 attention of the children, 
who came to see what it was, and then he recognized his own 
child by its ear ornaments. He sent it to its mother, with a 
little scented bag, she had given him, and 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 many feasts were given on his 
account. In fact, their entire stock of provisions was soon 
consumed, and to increase the evil, they were unsuc¬ 
cessful in fishing. Tini-rau saw their destitute state, and 
promised them a plentiful supply of fish the next morning, 
provided they all remained in their houses with their doors 
and windows closed during the night, and did not open 
them until the morning. This they readily agreed to do. He 
then uttered one of his powerful spells, and immediately a 
great rushing sound was heard, which continued during the 
whole night, and in the morning when they opened their doors, 
they were amazed to find all the inside of the pa filled with 
every kind of fish, which reached up to their very watas.* 
After staying some time with the relations of Hine-te- 
iwaiwa, they returned to Tini-rau’s abode, where she again 
became a mother; but when the child was born, her husband 
began to slight her, and went to live with one of his other 
wives. When Hine-te-iwaiwa thought she was near her 
confinement, she sent two of her slaves to bring Tini-rau, that 
he might catch some fish, for which she had taken a fancy. 
When her slaves reached the outside of the pa, they called out 
* The wata are high food stores or stages, erected on poles about five feet 
from the ground, to secure them from dogs and rats. 
