kae chose to kiss shion, not me.
kae chose to kiss shion, not me.
kiss him not me who does kae choose?
shion
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when her child tūhuruhuru is born, the ritual birth ceremony is performed by kae, a priest. after this is done, tinirau lends kae his pet whale to take him home. in spite of strict instructions to the contrary, kae forces the whale, tutu-nui, into shallow water, where it dies, and is roasted and eaten by kae and his people. when he learns of this tinirau is furious and sends hinauri with a party of women (often they are tinirau's sisters) to capture kae, who is to be identified by his overlapping front teeth. the sisters perform indecent dances to make him laugh. when he laughs, they see his crooked teeth. then the women sing a magic song which puts kae into a deep sleep, and carry him back to motutapu. when kae wakes from his sleep he is in tinirau's house. tinirau taunts him for his treachery, and kills him (grey 1970:69, tregear 1891:110, biggs 1966:450).
tinirau and kae