I taeao uma, aʻo leʻi oso le lā, e savali Leilani i le matafaga. O lona fale e laʻititi, ae mānaia. E latalata tele i le sami lanumoana. E fiafia o ia e lagona le oneone i lalo o ona vae. E faʻalogologo o ia i le leo o galu. E toʻafilemu ai lona loto.

I se tasi aso, na vaʻai Leilani i se mea i luga o le oneone. O se pusa laupapa laʻititi. O le pusa sa pogisa lona lanu. E foliga mai ua leva ona i ai i inā. Atonu na aumai e le tai. Sa fia iloa e Leilani po o le ā le mea o i totonu. Sa ia tilotilo solo. E leai se isi tagata.

Na ia tago i le pusa. E māmā tele. Na ia lūlūina lemu le pusa i tafatafa o lona taliga. Sa i ai se mea laʻititi o loʻo gaoioi i totonu. Sa atili ai lona fia iloa. Sa ia tatalaina lemu le pusa. Sa faigatā ona tatala.

I totonu o le pusa, sa i ai se maʻa e tasi. O se maʻa lamolemole ma lapotopoto. E lanu efuefu. Sa foliga mai o se maʻa masani mai le vaitafe. Sa fai si ona lē fiafia. Sa ia faʻamoemoe i se ʻoa. Ae na o se maʻa.

Sa ia ave le maʻa i lona fale. Sa ia tuʻu i luga o lana laulau laʻititi. Sa ia manatu e lafo i fafo. Ae sa galo ia te ia le maʻa. Sa pisi o ia i ana galuega.

I le pō, aʻo moe o ia, sa ia faʻalogoina se musika. O se musika matagofie ma lemu. Sa ia ala i luga. Sa ia sailia le mea e sau ai le musika. E lē o sau mai fafo. E sau mai totonu o lona fale. Sa ia iloa ai o le musika e sau mai le maʻa i luga o le laulau.

O le maʻa e lē o se maʻa masani. O se maʻa pese. Sa susulu lemu le maʻa aʻo pese. O pō uma, e pese le maʻa mo Leilani. Ua matuā fiafia lava o ia i lana ʻoa faʻapitoa. E lē o se ʻoa auro, ae o se ʻoa o le musika.

Upu (Vocabulary)

• taeao: morning

• lā: sun

• savali: to walk

• matafaga: beach

• mānaia: beautiful, nice

• sami: sea

• fiafia: happy, to like

• lagona: to feel

• oneone: sand

• leo: voice, sound

• galu: wave

• loto: heart, mind

• pusa: box

• laupapa: wood, wooden

• laʻititi: small

• pō: night

• musika: music

• ʻoa: treasure

• faʻapitoa: special

• latalata: close, near

• toʻafilemu: peaceful, calm

• aso: day

• mea: thing

• pogisa: dark

• leva: a long time

• tago: to take, to touch

• māmā: light (in weight)

• taliga: ear

• faigatā: difficult

• lamolemole: smooth

• lapotopoto: round

• vaitafe: river

• faʻamoemoe: to hope

• auro: gold

• moe: to sleep

• ala: to wake up

• sailia: to look for, to seek

• susulu: to shine, to glow

Fesili mo le Malamalama (Comprehension Questions)

1- O le ā le mea na maua e Leilani i le matafaga?

2- Aiseā na lē fiafia ai Leilani i le taimi muamua?

3- O le ā le mea faʻapitoa e uiga i le maʻa?

English Translation

The Singing Stone of Leilani

Every morning, before the sun rose, Leilani walked on the beach. Her house was small, but beautiful. It was very close to the blue sea. She liked to feel the sand under her feet. She listened to the sound of the waves. It made her heart feel calm.

One day, Leilani saw something on the sand. It was a small wooden box. The box was dark in color. It looked like it had been there for a long time. Maybe the tide brought it in. Leilani wanted to know what was inside. She looked around. No one else was there.

She picked up the box. It was very light. She gently shook the box next to her ear. There was something small moving inside. It made her more curious. She slowly opened the box. It was difficult to open.

Inside the box, there was a single stone. It was a smooth and round stone. It was grey. It looked like a normal stone from the river. She felt a bit disappointed. She was hoping for a treasure. But it was just a stone.

She took the stone to her house. She put it on her small table. She thought about throwing it away. But she forgot about the stone. She was busy with her work.

At night, while she was sleeping, she heard music. It was beautiful and soft music. She woke up. She looked for where the music was coming from. It was not coming from outside. It was coming from inside her house. She realized the music was coming from the stone on the table.

The stone was not an ordinary stone. It was a singing stone. The stone glowed softly as it sang. Every night, the stone sang for Leilani. She was very happy with her special treasure. It was not a treasure of gold, but a treasure of music.