 He repeated the task of chopping it, and the next day it was again re-erected.He decided to hide in a nearby bush for the night to understand what was happening, and discovered that his work was being undone by the birdlike spirits, who explained that he didn't perform the correct rituals and thus his attempts to fell the tree were an insult to Tāne Mahuta.With expressing regret, the constructed his canoe for him.