Aponi-tolau god-hero of the Tingians, went down to the lowlands
bring back the intruder
unable to resist the beauty of the dancing wavelets, he made a rattan raft and rowed seaward
Father, save me!
Aponi-tolau saw a towering rock, home of Tau-mari-u. lord of the sea. It was guarded by nine beautiful daughters of the seaweeds. the maidenguard laughed at him and lured him further inside the palace walls. This made Aponi-tolau very angry. Taking his magic hook, he lashed at the unsuspecting maidens.The hook hit the youngest and the most beautiful among them, Humitau.
A wild uproar followed as the guards screamed and fled the gates. Aponi-tolau hurriedly picked up the unconscious body of the sea-maiden, loaded it on his rattan raft and rowed shoreward.
The waves lashed at the raft of the mountain warrior and the tunas pushed it back. Humitau gave a desperate cry. She imploted Tau-mari-u to save her
Despite his anger, the water lord took pity upon his favourite Humitau. Si he called back the water and waves. But he promised thathenceforth he would sink men’s boats and drown passengers until Aponi-tolau’s crime appeased. When the water subsided, Aponi-tolau and his wife went down to the lowlands and from them came the people of the world
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