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ULULANI; A SEA TALE, by                    
First Line: When ululani went to feed
Last Line: Will shine for ululani.
Subject(s): Boats; Children; Fish & Fishing; Sea; Story-telling; Travel; Childhood; Anglers; Ocean; Journeys; Trips


When Ululani went to feed
The fishes in the ocean,
She climbed aboard the Mina boat
Before it got in motion.
The fish were swimming 'round about,
Delighted with her notion,
They started wiggling all their tails
And made a great commotion.

The ship got started on her way,
End pitching and side rolling;
'Most all the folks were feeling sick—
Some heard the ship's bell tolling.
The ship would lie down on one side,
Then turn upon the other;
The fishes bent their funny bones,
And winked at one another.

Then Ululani got quite sick,
For some things were too handy—
It might have been the fishes' tails,
Or else perhaps the candy.
This made the fishes feel so bad,
They straightway passed a motion
That all fish stop their wiggling tails
And straighten out the ocean.

For one day then it was quite smooth
'Til Lani was much better,
Then all those fish cut loose again,
And things got wet and wetter.
The sky, it also shed some tears,
In fact it was quite rainy;
But soon the bright Hawaiian sun
Will shine for Ululani.





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