whatever answers in place of it with
fishes, had been captured by them. But he could not expect to make
much of an impression on the maiden's susceptibilities _in propria
persona_, even though he was perfectly able to take her bodily into
his capacious maw; so he must needs go courting in a more pleasing
way. Assuming the form of a very handsome man, he walked on the beach
one rather rough morning, waiting for the girl's appearance.

Now the very wildness of the elements afforded him the chance he
desired, as, though Kalei was counted among the most agile and quick
of rock-fishers, that morning, when she did come, and alone, as her
usual companions were deterred by the rough weather, she made several
unsuccessful springs to escape a high threatening wave raised by the
god himself; and apparently, if it had not been for the prompt and
effective assistance rendered by the handsome stranger, she would
have been swept out into the sea.

Thus an acquaintance was established. Kalei met the stranger from
time to time, and finally became his wife.

Some little time before she expected to become a mother, her husband,
who all this time would only come home at night, told her his true
nature, and informing her that he would have to leave her, gave orders
in regard to the bringing up of the future child. He particularly
cautioned the mother never to let him be fed on animal flesh of any
kind, as he would be born with a dual nature, and with a body that
he could change at will.

In time Kalei was delivered of a fine healthy boy, apparently the same
as any other child, but he had, besides the normal mouth of a human
being, a shark's mouth on his back between the shoulder blades. Kalei
had told her family of the kind of being her husband was, and they
all agreed to keep the matter of the shark-mouth on the child's back
a secret, as there was no knowing what fears and jealousies might be
excited in the minds of the King or high chiefs by such an abnormal
being, and the babe might be killed.

The old grandfather, far from heeding the warning given by Kamohoalii
in the matter of animal diet, as soon as the boy, who was called
Nanaue, was old enough to come under the taboo in regard to the
eating of males, and had to take his meals at the mua house with the
men of the family, took especial pains to feed him on dog meat and
pork. He had a hope that his grandson would grow up to be a great,
strong man, and become a famous warrior; an