Katahi ka mau te iwi ki te ahi, he rama, ara, ko a te Maori rama, he ngapara. Katahi ka tahuna, ka ka; katahi ka haere rauna noa te whare, rite rawa nga tangata, katahi ka karanga:—‘Tahuna!’ Katahi ka tungia te rama; tana kainga a te ahi! ka rongo te ngarara i te mahana o te ahi, katahi ka kaha rawa te tangi o te ihu, e tia he haruru tai moana! No te mea ano ka horo te ngarahu o te whare ki runga i te ngarara, katahi ka ohooho noa ake, kua ngau katoa te ahi i taua koringa. Katahi te wahine ka karanga, ‘Werohia! Werohia!’ Katahi ka werohia; ka mate te ika nei, ka tika te tao ki te hiku, ka motu te hiku; ka rere, noho rawa atu i roto i te roto iti; engari kaore te hiku i whai mahi mana. E hoa ma! ka mate tenei nanakia. I muri, ka hapu te wahine, ka whanau kotahi te tamaiti, kotahi taha ngarara, kotahi, he kiri tangata. Ko nga waewae, he ngarara katoa, me te upoko, me te ihu, me te waha, me nga karu, ko te kiri anake i riro i te tangata. E hoa ma, ko taua tamaiti i mate, kaore he waha; ko te ahua kau o te waha i hanga, no reira i mate ai. Ka mutu tenei korero patunga ngarara. reptile was killed. A portion of its tail, which one of the spears severed, flew off and took up its abode in a little lake,(6) A small lagoon near Moawhitu. but the tail could find nothing to do. Thus, my friends, the monster reptile, Ngarara-Huarau was killed. In due time the woman conceived, and brought forth a child. This child was partly human and partly reptile. The feet and legs were all reptile, so also were the head, nose and eyes; the skin alone was human. Friends, the child above-mentioned died, and this because it had no mouth, although to all appearance it had one. Ended is this story.—Reprinted from the Journal of the Polynesian Society.

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