How The Kiwi Lost Its Wings

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Retold by Douglas

Many years ago Tanemahuta
was walking through the creepy forest.He was watching   his children trying to reach the dark blue sky and  he saw  that they were weak and  sick. The bugs were eating them.

Tanemahuta called his brother and told him that the bugs were eating his children. Then Tanehokahoka called a meeting with the birds.He asked them to help Tanemahuta by living on the forest floor and looking after Tanemahuta’s children.

No one spoke. The Tui looked up at the tree and he saw the sun passing by. Then he looked down at the forest floor and saw the dark cold icy floor and he got scared. The Tui refused to come down.

The Pukeko looked at the forest floor and saw that the forest floor was cold and damp. He did not want to wet his feet so he also refused to come down.
Pipiwharauroa was busy building his nest so he did not want to come down as well.

The Kiwi looked  at the sun and then at his family. Then he looked at the damp forest floor and said that he would come down and live on the forest floor.  Tanemahuta and Tanekokahoka felt very happy because the kiwi had decided to come down and live on the forest floor.

Tanemahuta warned the Kiwi that he would lose his beautiful coloured feathers and has to grow strong feet to rip logs apart.

The Kiwi looked at  the  sun said a silent goodbye.
Then Tanehokahoka turned  to the other birds and he cursed them.The Tui had to wear two white feathers to show that he was a coward.Pukeko was sent to the swamp.
Pipiwharauroa  was never allowed to build his nest again and lay its eggs in  another  bird’s nest.

He blessed the  Kiwi because he was  grateful and he sacrificed his family to live with Tanemahuta’s children. The Kiwi became the most well known and loved birds of them all.

Many years ago Tanemahuta
was walking through the creepy forest.He was watching   his children trying to reach the dark blue sky and  he saw  that they were weak and  sick. The bugs were eating them.

Tanemahuta called his brother and told him that the bugs were eating his children. Then Tanehokahoka called a meeting with the birds.He asked them to help Tanemahuta by living on the forest floor and looking after Tanemahuta’s children.

No one spoke. The Tui looked up at the tree and he saw the sun passing by. Then he looked down at the forest floor and saw the dark cold icy floor and he got scared. The Tui refused to come down.

The Pukeko looked at the forest floor and saw that the forest floor was cold and damp. He did not want to wet his feet so he also refused to come down.
Pipiwharauroa was busy building his nest so he did not want to come down as well.

The Kiwi looked  at the sun and then at his family. Then he looked at the damp forest floor and said that he would come down and live on the forest floor.  Tanemahuta and Tanekokahoka felt very happy because the kiwi had decided to come down and live on the forest floor.

Tanemahuta warned the Kiwi that he would lose his beautiful coloured feathers and has to grow strong feet to rip logs apart.

The Kiwi looked at  the  sun said a silent goodbye.
Then Tanehokahoka turned  to the other birds and he cursed them.The Tui had to wear two white feathers to show that he was a coward.Pukeko was sent to the swamp.
Pipiwharauroa  was never allowed to build his nest again and lay its eggs in  another  bird’s nest.

He blessed the  Kiwi because he was  grateful and he sacrificed his family to live with Tanemahuta’s children. The Kiwi became the most well known and loved birds of them all.

Now Tanemahuta’s  children have  Kiwis  as their protector.