Ki te pangaia te kōhatu ki waenganui o te roto iti, ka pōkarekare te wai; ko ngā pōkarekare ka taiāwhio i te wāhi i toremi ai te kōhatu; i te tuatahi he ririki ngā pōkarekare, ka roa ka rarahi, nāwai, ā ka pā ki te whenua i ngā taha o te roto (TP 1/5/1900:2). / If a stone is thrown into a pond the water is agitated and the ripples encircle the place where the stone sank; firstly as small ripples but later they become large and after a time they touch the edge of the pond.

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