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Consulting with the gods, Naula discovered the cause of the drought, and, becoming alarmed at the threatened destruction of the entire population of the group, undertook to stay the ravages of the spreading scourge
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There, indeed, were the sons of Luahoomoe
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While watching the monster with amazement, a woman approached, and to the questions of the prince replied, between wails of anguish, that the great bird--the Pueoalii, as she called it--had just killed her only child in front of her hut, with a stab to the hea
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The most noted kilos, seers and prophets of the temple were ordered to apply their arts, and a kaula, inspired by incantation, was questioned from within the anu of the inner sanctuary
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Kulamea was a bright-eyed, dusky little fairy, who often accompanied Umi and her brother in their rambles
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ed young stranger, and noted that it was noble; and then his thoughts went back to Kealakaha, and to the fair young girl of better than common blood whom he had met there many years before while journeying to Waipio after consecrating the temple of Manini, and
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At first Kaoleioku deemed this early development of the purposes of the movement untimely, if not, indeed, unfortunate
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But the king was too late, for at early daylight of the morning of the day before his messengers left Waipio, Maukaleoleo strode into the rebel headquarters with the Akuapaao in his arms
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Reaching the summit, he examined a small fire hidden among the rocks, and was about to stretch himself upon the ground, with his face turned eastward, when he discerned a strange, star-like speck upon the horizon
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She stood close to the throne, and evinced a decided partiality for the dashing young chief
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His marriage with Kauakahi promised him no advancement
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He thought of his beautiful Kaala, and his heart ached for her warm embrace
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The footprints for which he was watching had now disappeared from the Palawai path, and for a moment he stood looking irresolutely around, as if in doubt concerning the direction next to be pursued
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Laieikawai, the heroine, called also Ka wahine o ka liula, "the lady of the twilight," daughter of a chief of Oahu
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Between Cape Kumakahi, the extreme eastern point of the island of Hawaii, and the great lava flow of 1840, which burst forth apparently from a long subterranean channel connecting with the crater of Kilauea, and went down to the sea at Nanawale over villages a
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Thus, during the reign of Umi, king of Hawaii, whose romantic ascent to the throne is the theme of chant and song, and to whom the past and present dynasties of united Hawaii trace their descent, lived the giant Maukaleoleo
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Meantime the spirit of the murdered girl discovered itself to Mahana, a young chief of good address, who was returning from a visit to Waianae
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At the commencement of the eclipse, as well as at its close, people bathe
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The planets and stars are worshipped by the Hindus
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Widows and women are required to sleep on the ground during their monthly courses
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The thunder is also believed to be the roaring of the god Varuna, the king of the clouds
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The Kunbis perform a peculiar rite for checking the fall of rain
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A goat and some cocks are then sacrificed to the spirits residing in the cemeteries and at the boundary of the village
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Epidemic diseases are not attributed to witchcraft at Devgad in the Ratnágiri District
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ieve that the devotees of the Mári deity bring on epidemic diseases by the use of their mantras, and in order to satisfy them, offerings are made to the deity Mári which are taken by the devotees or Bhagats
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A sweet oil lamp in the shell of a crab or a lobster is kept burning in the cowshed
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erally following the profession of his father
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On the tenth day the Bhutya is given a pice from every house
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They can assume any form they choose
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In the Kolhápur District, it is believed that the character of a Bhut is like that of a human being
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In the Konkan, Rákshasas, or malevolent spirits, are believed to be very cruel
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(7) Girha is the ghost of a person who dies by drowning, or of a murdered person
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This spirit is also known as Dákan in the Kolhápur district
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It is generally believed that old unoccupied houses are haunted by evil spirits
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there is a village Nigve beyond the river Panch Ganga at a distance of three miles from Kolhápur, where the soul of a person named Appáji Kulkarni has assumed the form of a Sambandh and guards the buried treasures in his house
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Cocoanuts are waved round the child and thrown away at the boundary of the village and at places supposed to be haunted by ghosts
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In Western India, iron nails are generally used when any spirit is to be buried in the ground
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Among the Lingáyats a gaily dressed frame called Makhar is prepared on the bier, and the body is dressed with clothes and head dress and seated in the Makhar
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It is considered very lucky to secure the help of these spirits
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At Padghe in the Thána District, the trees which are supposed to have been haunted by evil spirits such as Sambandh, Munja, Devachár, etc
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Snakes are believed to be the step-brothers of the gods
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A witch has dirty habits and observances
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In the Kolhápur District, when the people come to know of the existence of a witch in their village, they take special precautions at the time of harvest
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Another kind of black art widely practised in the Konkan districts is known by the name of Muth márane
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THE CAUSE OF A LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE OWL AND THE KITE 1 A MONKEY OBJECTS TO CRITICISM 2 THE DEAD MAN'S RING 3 THE ORIGIN OF DEATH 5 THE REAL MOTHER 6 THE PRINCESS SOORTHE 12 THE SNAKE'S BRIDE 15 THE POWER OF FATE 20 THE OLD WITCH WHO LIVED IN A FOREST 31 KULLOO,
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There was only a broom left in the room, and when the old witch returned she mounted upon it, and flew through the air in hot pursuit
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1 Do not Trust your Friend 13 2 Leopard's Hunting-Camp 18 3 Tests of Death: 1st Version 25 2nd Version 27 4 Tasks done for a Wife; and, The Giant Goat 30 5 A Tug-of-War 37 6 Agenda: Rat's Play on a Name 41 7 "Nuts are Eaten Because of Angângwe": A Proverb 49 8
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The next day they all resumed the work at the brook, with the ivory
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