Hoʻonāukiuki pinepine nā mākua iā lākou iho i nā keiki me ka nui o nā pāpā.
Hele mai ʻo Mary liʻiliʻi a me kona makuahine i kahakai.
Māmā, hiki iaʻu ke pāʻani i ke one?
— ʻAʻole, e ke aloha. E hoʻopaneʻe ʻoe i kou mau lole maʻemaʻe.
Māmā, hiki iaʻu ke holo i ka wai?
— Aole. E pulu ʻoe a loaʻa ke anu.
Māmā, hiki iaʻu ke pāʻani me nā keiki ʻē aʻe?
— Aole. E nalowale ana ʻoe i ka lehulehu.
Māmā, kūʻai mai ʻoe iaʻu i hau kalima.
— Aole. E loaʻa iā ʻoe ka ʻeha ʻāʻī.
Ua hoʻomaka ʻo Malia liʻiliʻi e uē. Huli ka makuahine i kahi wahine e kū kokoke ana a ʻōlelo maila.
- Auē! Ua ʻike paha ʻoe i kahi keiki hysterical?