Kahuwkura's Trick on the Fairy People

Kahuwkura strung his cords with fish but did not tie and knotted the end so that when he lifted his string, the fish slid off onto the sand. A fairy saw them falling and he dropped his own load and came to help Kahuw tie the knot properly. When he had gone, Kahuw untied it again. After Turehu came to his assistance time and again,. He was watching the eastern sky. Far over the sea, there was a faint tinge of light. It grew stronger until he could see the bushes above the beach in a big rock standing out of the sea like some guardian of the deep. The theories were running to the w