Wā whakahaere: 124 meneti
I te wā o te hararei raumati, ka haere mai a Maika, i haere mai ki te toro i te whare o tōna tipuna wahine me te matua kēkē, i nga moepuku moepuku i ia pō. He moemoeā mo te whakaekea e te tangata tūmatanui, a, kai te wero taikaha ... - He tino tāhaetia a ia puta noa i tōna tinana, a, he huakore tana ātete, a, ka werohia tana rākau mīti ki roto ki a ia ... I taku ohotanga ake, mo tētahi take, kaore ahau i mahara ki te maringi atu i taku pakipaki. Ko te mamae i roto i a ia e whakararuraru ana i ia rā, ahakoa ka whakaoho ia ki ōna maihao, kaore te mamae e whakararuraru. I te kitenga i te tinana o Maika kia nui ake, kia nui ake hoki te hiahia ki te pai, ko tōna matua kēkē anake e ataata ana.