Suddenly the whale stopped shouting and started to sing... "Hele mai, water to the sky. Calling all whales, come swim to me. From the East, the West, the North, the South, Come faster to me." And they came. From the East, they came pushing the waves high. From the West, from the North, from the South, pushing the waves up to the sky. "See," said the whale, "There are more whales than plovers."

Ika pau 'ana o ko ke kohola 'ua 'o ka ho'omaka akula no ia o kona oli 'ana. "E helele'i iho ka ua. Ke kahea 'ia nei na kohola. E holo mai. E hui pu mai. E 'akoakoa mai. Mai ka Hikina, mai Kumuhana, mai ka 'Akau a ka Hema." Uhaele mai no lakou Mai ka hikina lakou i 'au a'ela ai i ka 'ale. Mai Kumuhana, mai ka 'Akau, a ka Hema, pi'i a'ela na 'ale. "Enana," i 'olelo ai ke kohola. " 'Oi aku ka nui o na kohola ma mua o na kolea."

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