twist from side to side; it lashed its tail and moved about terribly before it died. That is the reason why the island is not level like a plain, as it would have been if the fish had lain flat and smooth: now it is full of great mountains and hollows caused by the writhings of the Fish of Maui.
scar′-ci-ty
sub-sist′-ence
gurg′-ling
pu′-ri-fy
oc-ca′-sions
straight
dis-o-be′-di-ent
is-land
sulk′-y
fas′-ci-na-ting
prayer
mag′-ic-al
prep-a-ra′-tion
ga′-ble
sac′-ri-fice
un-u′-su-al-ly
in-ces′-sant-ly, without ceasing; continuously.
wash-boards, planks fastened to a canoe to prevent the water breaking on board.
leth′-ar-gy, continued drowsiness; dulness long persistent.
mother-of-pearl, the hard silvery interior lining of shells, especially of the pearl-oyster.
LESSON XXXIII.
THE FAIR VOYAGER.
(Mangaia.)
The ather and mother of the beautiful Ina were the wealthiest people in the land of Nuku. They had family heir-looms of rare value, armlets of white shells, a magnificent breast ornament, and a gorgeous head-dress made of scarlet and black feathers. These treasures made them to be looked upon with envy by those whose adornments were of a more simple
