Motif
Concealment in water known to gods
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A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends AHUULA / A LEGEND OF KANIKANIAULA AND THE FIRST FEATHER CLOAK / KAALA AND KAAIALII / A LEGEND OF LANAI; lines 4091-4194 confidence: medium
Opunui hides hatred of Kaaialii, plans to save Kaala and thwart him, and says he will hide her in the sea known only to the fish gods and himself.
Opunui says he will hide Kaala in the sea where only the fish gods and he will know.
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