tion to it. And just before daylight
Kahalaomapuana played again on her _ti_ leaf trumpet as before, then
this delighted the princess. Only two times Kahalaomapuana blew on it
that night.

The second night Kahalaomapuana did the same thing again; she began
early in the evening to play, but the princess took no notice.

Just before daylight that night she played a second time. Then
Laieikawai's sleep was disturbed, and this night she was even more
delighted.

And, her interest aroused, she sent her attendant to see where the
musical instrument was which was played so near her.

Then the princess's attendant went out of the door of the chief-house
and saw the fire which the girls had lighted, crept along until she came
to the place where the fire was, and stood at a distance where she was
out of sight of those about the fire.

And having seen, she returned to Laieikawai, and the princess inquired
about it.

The attendant told the princess what she had seen. "When I went outside
the door of the house I saw a fire burning near, and I went and came and
stood at a distance without being myself seen. There, behold! I saw five
girls sitting around the fire, very beautiful girls; all looked alike,
but one of them was very little and she was the one who played the sweet
music that we heard."

When the princess heard this she said to her attendant, "Go and get the
smallest of them, tell her to come here and amuse us."

At these words of the princess, the nurse went and came to the place
where the sisters were and they saw her, and she said, "I am a messenger
sent hither by my chief to fetch whichever one of you I want to take; so
I take the smallest of you to go and visit my princess as she has
commanded."

When Kahalaomapuana was carried away, the hearts of the sisters sang for
joy, for they thought to win fortune thereafter.

And their sister went into the presence of Laieikawai.

When they had come to the house, the attendant opened the door; then,
Kahalaomapuana was terrified to see Laieikawai resting on the wings of
birds as was her custom; two scarlet _iiwi_ birds were perched on the
shoulders of the princess and shook the dew from red _lehua_ blossoms
upon her head.

And when Kahalaomapuana saw this, then it seemed marvelous to the
stranger girl, and she fell to the ground with trembling heart.

The princess's attendant came and asked, "What is the matter, daughter?"

And twice she asked, then the girl aro