CHAPTER XII

[Footnote 46: In the story of _Kapuaokaoheloai_ we read that the

daughter of the king of Kuaihelani, the younger brother of Hina, has a

daughter who lives apart under a sacred taboo, with a bathing pool in

which only virgins can safely bathe, and "ministered to by birds."

Samoan accounts say that the chiefs kept tame birds in their houses as

pets, which fluttered freely about the rafters. A stranger unaccustomed

to such a sight might find in it something wonderful and hence

supernatural.]

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