Tigilau and His Two Turtles
'O le Tala ia Tigilau ma ana Laumei
(O le Vaega Muamua)
One day a Tongan boy, Ae, traveled from Tonga to Samoa and stayed with Tigilau.
Ua oo i le tasi aso ona malaga mai lea o le alii o Ae mai Toga i Samoa. Ua faamautu le alii i le maota o Tigilau.
Tigilau advised Ae to return his turtles when he arrived in Tonga and Ae agreed.
When Ae arrived in Tonga, he told his men to seize the turtles and kill them.
Ua matuā apoapoa'i atu Tigilau ia Ae e tausia lelei laumei. Ua ia faapea atu, "A faapea e te taunuu atu loa i Toga, ona e faafoi lelei mai ai lea o laumei." Tali mai Ae olea faapea lava ona faia.
Ua poloa'i atu lea o Ae i taulelea sa faapotopoto mai i le matafaga, "Ia outou totoso mai i uta laumei na e lua a le ogapuaa Samoa ma fafasi."
However, the men only caught one turtle while the other escaped.
Ua usiusita'i loa taulelea, ua toso a'e le isi laumei, ae sola le isi laumei. Ona latou fasi lea o le ia sa, ua aia.
They spent many days together, however, Ae wanted to return home. But, he had no transportation. So he asked Tigilau if he could use his turtles.
Ua iu ina ua toe fia tuumuli atu Ae i lona alaalafaga i Toga, ae na faigata ona toe foi atu aua ua leai se ala e malaga ai. Ona tagi atu ai lea o Ae ia Tigilau i ana laumei e momoli ai o ia i Toga.
Tigilau was hesitant at first but he eventually allowed Ae to use his turtles so Ae could return home.
Tigilau had two turtles that he would travel the ocean with.
Sa faigata ona ioe atu le alii o Tigilau ona o lona manumanu i nei i'a pelepeleina. A ua saga tauanau pea e Ae, ona iu lea ina tuuina atu e Tigilau o ana laumei.
O Tigilau sa iai ni ana laumei se lua. Sa masani le alii e fai malaga i le vasa e ti'eti'e i ana laumei.
E lua aso o alu pea le malaga, ona taunuu atu lea i Toga.
By:
Jonathan O'Neil
Charlette Kelekolio