Then the priest counseled Malaekahana, "Go back to the house; when the
child is about to be born, then have a craving for the _manini_
spawn,[5] and tell Kahauokapaka that he must himself go fishing, get the
fish you desire with his own hand, for your husband is very fond of the
young _manini_ afloat in the membrane, and while he is out fishing he
will not know about the birth; and when the child is born, then give it
to me to take care of; when he comes back, the child will be in my
charge, and if he asks, tell him it was an abortion, nothing more."
At the end of this talk, Malaekahana went back to the house, and when
the pains came upon her, almost at the moment of birth, then Malaekahana
remembered the priest's counsel to her.
When the pain had quieted, Malaekahana said to her husband, "Listen,
Kahauokapaka! the spawn of the _manini_ come before my eyes; go after
them, therefore, while they are yet afloat in the membrane; possibly
when you bring the _manini_ spawn, I shall be eased of the child; this
is the first time my labor has been hard, and that I have craved the
young of the _manini_; go quickly, therefore, to the fishing.
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