Tūhuruhuru (wh. 18–19)
He whakarāpopototanga
Ka pakeke haere a Tūhuruhuru, te tama a Tinirau rāua ko Hineteiwaiwa. Ka ako ia i ngā momo karakia, i ngā pūkenga hei āwhina i a ia. Ka pūhaehae ētahi tamariki, ka whiu kōrero whakaiti mō tōna kore mōhio ki tōna whaea. Ka takatū ia ki te kimi i tōna whaea i runga tonu i ngā tohutohu a tōna matua.
Summary
Tūhuruhuru, the son of Tinirau and Hineteiwaiwa, grows up. He is taught incantations and other skills to help him. Some of the other children envy him, and belittle him because he does not know his mother. He prepares to go and find his mother, following his father’s instructions.
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