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 himself in the canoe, so that when the brothers put out to sea next day they found that they had got Maui on board. At first they thought that they had better put back to the shore, for they feared that their younger brother would practise some of his magical arts on them; but Maui begged to be allowed to remain with them, saying that he would make himself useful in baling the water out of the canoe. They consented to his remaining, and pushed on to their usual fishing ground, saying, “This is the place, let us drop the anchor.” “Oh, no,” said Maui, “pray go farther out, I feel sure that this is a poor place for catching fish.” His brothers yielded, and went far out beyond sight of land, and again wished to anchor, but Maui urged them, saying, “If you will only go out farther, I know a place where the fish will be hooked directly you cast the line overboard.” They once more consented to navigate towards the deepest part of the ocean, and after a while Maui said, “This is the place; we are far enough out now.”

They cast out lines, and as fast as the hooks touched the water the fish took them and were drawn into the canoe which soon became nearly filled with fish. Then the elder brothers wished to return, but Maui said, “Let me have a cast