The big tukariri

The big tukariri

Walt: create a maori myth.

         

“Tahi go and get your brother,” commanded Tahi’s dad. Tahi went to go get his brother Mana. Mana and Tahi aren't really brothers you see they grew up together, Mana’s parents went to battle with the tribe and Tahi’s dad stayed behind due to feeling unwell. When Mana’s parents didn’t make it back, Mana bursted into tears trying to get over the tragedy of his parents. They have been together for 19 years. “I want you and Mana to go and get some kaimoana for the whanau” said Tahi’s dad.

They set off trudging through the forest looking upon the tall hollow trees. Mana started to get tired so they set up a little ahi (campfire) around them to keep them warm. The next morning they found a lake and gathered some water. They tried their luck and look for some fish but there was nothing. They carried on further down, they started to smell an unpleasant odor. They got closer and closer. It was a pile of dead fish, there were claw marks, fur and a dead fox lying on the ground. Tahi looked at it and the meat was still fresh. Tahi and Mana started to cut up the fox soon after they started to eat the fox.

They hear a loud roar. Mana said  “I know that roar from anywhere, this is a bears territory”. They scurried to an exit. It was to late, the bear had returned. They stood there like statues. Tahi grabbed his knife and stabbed the bear which made it more angry. Mana distracted the bear while Tahi got a spear and threw it directly into the bear's heart making it collapses to the ground. They heard a thundering sound.

It started to rain heavily soon after the sky turn white like a camera's flash. Suddenly something unusual happened. It started raining fish they got their peki (bags) and open them as wide as they could. They headed off back to tribe with people surrounding them. They cooked all the fish and some vegetables with it. The chief congratulated them and said “Thank you for what you have done”.