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sprained,” she went on. “It’s wrapped in a tight bandage, and she’ll have to use crutches.”

    Iris swallowed hard. “What about thewedding tomorrow? How will she walk down the aisle?”
    â€œWe’ll decorate the crutches with some flowers,” said Hana’s dad. “We’ll make the best of it.”
    Hana turned to her sister. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
    â€œI know. You were trying to help the wedding,” Leilani said. “I forgive you.”
    Hana smiled. Iris began to feel better too.
    â€œSpeaking of the wedding, we have a lot of work to do,” Tutu said.
    â€œWait a minute,” Leilani interrupted. “What about the hula? I won’t be able to dance. Oh, no, Hana. It was our special gift to Malia and Jay!”
    â€œWhat are we going to do?” Hana wailed.
    â€œNo worries!” Tutu declared. “Iris can take Leilani’s place.”
    All eyes turned to Iris. She felt her face heat up.
    â€œNo way!” Iris blurted out. “I can’t do the hula. I’m a terrible dancer! There’s no time for me to learn. The wedding is tomorrow!”
    â€œPlease, Iris!” begged Hana. “I can teach you. It’s for Malia and Jay.”
    Iris was having trouble swallowing. How could she possibly learn a dance in one day?
    â€œNope! No way! Can’t do it!” she repeated.
    Everyone was still looking at her. Iris could see sadness in all their faces.
    â€œYou can do it, Iris,” said Tutu calmly. Then she whispered into Iris’s ear, “Don’t forget, the
Menehune
will help you too.”
    Iris gulped. She didn’t know what to do.
I wish Rosie and Starr were here to help me
decide,
she thought. But she already knew what they’d say.
    â€œAlright,” she said softly.
    â€œHooray!” the family cheered.
    Hana hugged Iris. “Thank you! Don’t worry, you’ll be a great hula dancer!”
    Iris wanted to believe Hana, but she couldn’t help worrying. Everything in this wedding had gone wrong so far.

Chapter Eleven
    There was no time to waste! When the family returned to the house, everyone went right to work. A neighbor had heard about Leilani’s accident and brought over baskets of fresh flowers. Now the girls were remaking all the leis.
    When she finished her first lei, Hana proudly held it up for all to see. “Look! I’m ready to make another one.”
    â€œWow!” Leilani said. “It’s perfect!”
    Iris was amazed at how quickly Hana had strung the flowers. And she hadn’t broken any petals!

    When all the leis were finished, Hana and Iris asked their fathers if they could help them with their jobs. The girls raced each other to see who could set up more chairs on the beach. Then they offered to help their moms with the decorations. Hana folded napkins while Iris arranged flowers in vases.
    With no more tasks to complete, the girls headed to the banyan tree to make things right with the
Menehune.
They decided toleave a whole box of cookies as an apology gift. Hana wrote a note. It said:
    Dear
Menehune,
    We are SO sorry! Will you
    forgive us?
    Mahalo, Hana & Iris
    P.S. We hope you like the cookies!
    â€œWhat does Mahalo mean?” Iris asked Hana.
    â€œIt’s Hawaiian for ‘thank you.’ If we’re polite, maybe they’ll be nice again.”
    â€œI hope so!” agreed Iris.

    After dinner the girls met on the back patio. It was the moment that Iris had been dreading all day: the hula lesson.
    â€œYou can do it, Iris!” cheered Leilani from a chair.
    Iris scrunched up her nose as if she smelled something rotten.
    â€œDon’t worry. I’ll help you,” said Hana. “Every hula dance tells a story. The movements are the words of the story.”
    â€œOur hula is about love,” added Leilani. “Hana will dance, and I’ll explain what each step