Mahuika is the mother of Taranga and grandmother of Maui in Maori tradition. She kept fire in her fingernails until Maui tricked her into surrendering them.
Maui tricked his grandmother Mahuika into surrendering the fire she kept in her fingernails, extinguishing each flame one by one until she hurled her last spark at him, scattering fire into the trees where humanity could find it.
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