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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wolff96" data-source="post: 1023773" data-attributes="member: 342">Wai-Tu-Mata Takanui"Is this the last load? Can I go now, father?" Wai smiled his best grin, showing off even white teeth. Rangi sighed, knowing that it would take him at least two more trips alone, but having trouble denying his only son. "All right, go play with your friends... AFTER you take that load down to your grandmother."With a quick thanks tossed over his shoulder, Wai ran into the village. Stopping at the small hut where his grandmother now lived, he dropped the net bag filled with the latest load of coconuts from his father's plantation. Ignoring the two O'Punga workers that his father employed who were busy preparing the coconuts for the feast, he laid a quick peck on his grandmother Moana's cheek before leaving the small hut.Looking around, he spotted many familiar faces in the crowd. Friends and cousins darted and played -- at least those who weren't still preparing.Looking up on the hill, he spotted a large figure hesitating at the edge of town. "Hey, Tu-Ru, is that you?  How have you been?  It's been years since I saw you last. What have you been up to?" Wai was hoping that his cheerful greeting would put the bigger O'Punga at ease... years of living and working with his father's hired hands had shown him that they were often uncomfortable around crowds... And the last thing Wai wanted during such a happy occasion was trouble.</blockquote>