Pāhonoa te oro

The hen dropped straight to the bottom, and the farmer went down the well to save it. However, this well was supplied by an underground stream, and the flow dragged him beneath. When he didn't come back, his three siblings leapt in to rescue him. But none of them could swim. Hearing their screams, two elderly men hurried to help, and sadly, the current pulled them under as well. All six people drowned. But when rescuers arrived, they saw the hen was completely unharmed.