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TINI-RAU. 
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 taupaki. Hine-te-iwaiwa ran after him, 
and gave him a beating. Tuhuruhuru cried, lamenting— 
In vain have I come : 
Kupe 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 ran 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 and pursued, but could not overtake him; he ran 
into the water to cleanse himself from the ashes. Hine-te- 
iwaiwa called, O Rupe, fly down at once, and catch your 
child. Rupe flew down to the water, he 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 to accompany him. 
They reached the abode of Tini-rau; he was rejoiced to see 
his wife, his brother-in-law, and his child. They slept, and the 
following morning, as soon as it dawned, he sent off a 
messenger to assemble all the chiefs for the naming of his 
child. All agreed to come; Kae also came; 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, Kae 
inquired, Where is Tutunui, the pet of Tini-rau, the mokae of 
my grandchild ? will it not serve as a bridge to carry me over ? 
Tini-rau replied, By no means, lest your grandchild’s pet 
should die. Kae replied, No, I will be very careful of him. 
Tini-rau at last consented, but gave him this direction :— “ E 
hia hia koe ki te mimi me mimi ki te papa maui, e hia hia koe 
* To tho ceremony of bestowing a name upon him. 
