HANAʻOHAO kahi keiki liʻiliʻi, ua aʻo wale i ka hele wāwae, lawe ʻia i loko o kahi hale kūʻai kūʻai nui. Aia ʻo ia me kona makuahine, akā ʻaʻole makemake e lawe i kona lima. I kēlā me kēia manawa ke hoʻomaka ʻo ia e holoholo, ʻāwī mālie ʻo ia i kona lima. E like me ka wikiwiki, huki ʻo ia iā ia a hoʻomau i ke alo i nā ala āna e makemake ai. Akā ʻike ʻole ʻo ia i nā pilikia: ka lehulehu o ka poʻe kūʻai wikiwiki i ʻike iki iā ia; nā puka e alakaʻi ai i ke kaʻa; nā punawai wai nani akā hohonu, a me nā pilikia ʻē aʻe i ʻike ʻole ʻia e kiaʻi ai nā mākua i ka pō. ʻO ka manawa maʻamau, ʻo ka makuahine-ʻo ia ka mea ma hope hope loa - e kiʻi i lalo a hopu i kahi lima liʻiliʻi e kāohi iā ia mai ka hele ʻana i kēia hale kūʻai a i ʻole, mai ka holo ʻana i loko o kēia kanaka a i ʻole kēlā puka. Ke makemake ʻo ia e hele i kahi ala ʻē aʻe, huli ʻo ia iā ia, akā naʻe, makemake ʻo ia e hele wāwae ma kāna iho.
I kēia manawa, e noʻonoʻo i kahi keiki ʻē aʻe, i ke komo ʻana i ka mall, ʻike i ka pilikia o ka mea ʻike ʻole ʻia. ʻAe ʻae ʻo ia i ka makuahine e lawe i kona lima a alakaʻi iā ia. ʻIke wale ka makuahine i ka wā e huli ai, kahi e kū ai, kahi e kali ai, no ka mea hiki iā ia ke ʻike i nā pilikia a me nā mea pale i mua, a lawe i ke ala palekana loa no kāna keiki liʻiliʻi. A ke makemake ke keiki e kiʻi, hele ka makuahine i mua, ke lawe nei i ke ala wikiwiki a maʻalahi hoʻi i kāna huakaʻi.
I kēia manawa, e noʻonoʻo he keiki ʻoe, a ʻo Mary kou makuahine. Inā paha he Protestant a Katolika paha ʻoe, he mea manaʻoʻiʻo a hoʻomaloka paha, hele wāwae mau ʻo ia me ʻoe ... akā ke hele pū nei ʻoe me ia?