After Aukelenuiaiku had successfully passed through all these trials, he made up his mind to act cunningly. The first thing he did was to make believe that Namakaokahai and her brothers were his gods and therefore prayed to them in a loud voice as follows: “Ye gods of the night, ye gods of the day; Namakaokahai, Kanemoe, Kaneapua, Leapua, Kahaumana, Upoho, Haapuainanea, Moela, Give me life, ye trampers of the mountain, Ye climbers of the mountain; Give life to your offspring, Preserve me a man from the lowlands. Here is the food, It is ended; [77] it is released.” When Aukelenuiaiku was offering prayers to the several gods, calling them by their respective names in a loud voice, they all laughed and were surprised at hearing all this; they said to themselves: “He knows all our names, and it does seem that we are his gods.” Being much surprised at the action of Aukelenuiaiku, they asked him: “Are the gods that you have just mentioned your gods?” “Yes, they are my gods handed down from my ancestors to my parents, and from them to me.” When they heard these words, they asked him that he offer them the same prayers again. Aukelenuiaiku then replied: “If it was a story it would be all right to repeat it, but being a prayer to the gods it would not do to repeat it, because, so far it is only from my side that offerings have been made: “Men have been killed and placed on the altar. Pigs have been killed and placed on the altar. Dogs and chickens have been killed and placed on the altar. Bananas and awa have been placed on the altar, Coconuts and red fish have been placed on the altar. “All these things have I placed on the altar as offerings to my gods, whose names I have just enumerated, but so far I have not received anything in return from them. If these things had been given to some human being, my bones [78] would have been cared for.” By these cunning words Aukelenuiaiku received certain benefits, and in time was saved from certain death prepared by Namakaokahai. When the brothers of Namakaokahai heard these words spoken by Aukelenuiaiku, they replied: “Today you will receive your proper dues from the gods in payment for all the good you have faithfully done them, and you shall be paid in full.” CHAPTER VII. HOW AUKELENUIAIKU BECAME THE HUSBAND OF NAMAKAOKAHAI.