"
Now he knew that his youngest sister had spoken well; but because of
Kaonohiokala's great desire to get her away so that she would not detect
his mischievous doings, therefore he cast lots upon his sisters, and the
one upon whom, the lot rested must go back to Kealohilani.
Said Kaonohiokala to his sisters, "Go and pull a grass flower; do not go
together, every one by herself, then the oldest return and give it to
me, in the order of your birth, and the one who has the longest grass
stem, she shall go to Kealohilani."
Every one went separately and returned as they had been told.
The first one went and pulled one about two inches in length, and the
second one pulled and broke her flower perhaps three inches and a half;
and the third, she pulled her grass stem about two inches long; and the
fourth of them, hers was about one inch long; and Kahalaomapuana did not
pull the tall flowers, she pulled a very short one, about three feet
long hers was, and she cut off half and came back, thinking her grass
stem was the shortest.
But in comparing them, the oldest laid hers down before her brother.
Kahalaomapuana saw it and was much surprised, so she secretly broke hers
inside her clothing; but her brother saw her doing it and said,
"Kahalaomapuana, no fooling! leave your grass stem as it is.
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