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 twist from side to side; it lashed its tail and moved about terribly before it died. That is the reason why the island is not level like a plain, as it would have been if the fish had lain flat and smooth: now it is full of great mountains and hollows caused by the writhings of the Fish of Maui.



 

The ather and mother of the beautiful Ina were the wealthiest people in the land of Nuku. They had family heir-looms of rare value, armlets of white shells, a magnificent breast ornament, and a gorgeous head-dress made of scarlet and black feathers. These treasures made them to be looked upon with envy by those whose adornments were of a more simple 