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A chief named Kahu was one day walking along the sand which edges the sea, when he noticed some footprints which did not seem to him as if they had been made by mortals. He was very tired, for he had journeyed a long way and had still further to go before he could arrive at the home of the relatives he was on his way to visit. So he sat down and rested, looking about him at the footmarks, and he was not long engaged in glancing about before he perceived signs as of fish having been caught and cleaned on the beach. He was very puzzled, and said