. Polynesian mythology and ancient traditional history of the New Zealand race, as furnished by their priests and chiefs . ^ of Ngatoro-i-rangi rushing (out of theirhiding places) upon the other priests, slew them,so that the priests were first slain, as offerings to thegods. Then arose the one hundred and forty menfrom the ovens, and rushed upon their enemies: allwere slain, not one escaped but Manaia, and he fledto the town ; but they at once attacked and carriedthe town by assault, and then the slaughter the first battle at the sacred place was called Ihu-motomotokia, or the batt
. Polynesian mythology and ancient traditional history of the New Zealand race, as furnished by their priests and chiefs . ^ of Ngatoro-i-rangi rushing (out of theirhiding places) upon the other priests, slew them,so that the priests were first slain, as offerings to thegods. Then arose the one hundred and forty menfrom the ovens, and rushed upon their enemies: allwere slain, not one escaped but Manaia, and he fledto the town ; but they at once attacked and carriedthe town by assault, and then the slaughter the first battle at the sacred place was called Ihu-motomotokia, or the battle of Bruised Noses; andthe name of the town which was taken was Whai-tiri-ka-papa, but Manaia again escaped from theassault on the town. They entered the breaches inthe town as easily as if they had been walking inat the door of a house left open to receive them,whence this proverb has been handed down to us— As soon as ever you have defeated your enemy,storm their town. The priests now turned overthe bodies of the first slain, termed the holy fish,. NEW ZEALAND TRADITION. THE CURSE OF MANAIA. 17-5 as offerings set apart for the gods, and said suitableprayers, and when these ceremonies were ended,the conquerors cooked the bodies of their enemies,and devoured the whole of them ; but soon after-wards the warriors of the other towns of Manaiawhich had not been assaulted, were approaching asa foilorn hope to attack their enemies. In the meanwhile Ngatoro-i-rangi and liis war-riors, unaware of this, had retired towards theircanoe, whilst the host of warriors whom Manaiahad again assembled were following upon theirtraces. They soon came to a stream which they hadto pass, and fording that they left it behind them,and gained their canoe, but by the time they werethere, their pm-suers had reached the stream theyhad just left. Ngatoro-i-rangi now felt thirsty, and rememberedthat they had no water for the crew of the canoe,so he said, There is no water here for us ; andKanofitu hearino
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