HOW THE KIWI LOST HIS WINGS
One day Tanemahuta was walking through the forest.He looked up and saw his children reaching for the sky. He chatted with his brother Tanehokahoka,who called the birds of the air together. “Something is eating my children and I need one of you birds from the forest roofs to live on the floor so that my children can be saved”. The birds were quiet and not one spoke a word.
Tanehokahoka turned and looked at Tui.”Will you come down to the ground instead of living on the forest roof”?. “It’s too dark” the Tui replied. Tanehokahoka turned to Pukeko and asked, “Would you come down and live on the forest floor”?.hee asked “It’s too wet, I don’t want my feet to get wet” said the Pukeko.
Tanehokahoka asked Pipiwharauroa “ Would you come and live down on the forest floor”?. “No I'm too busy building my nest” said the Pipiwharauroa. Tanehokahoka asked the Kiwi “ Would you come down to the forest floor”? Kiwi looked around, he looked up at the sun and then he looked around and saw his family.He said “Yes I will live on the forest floor”.
Tanemahuta told kiwi that he has to grow big thick legs so that he can use it to tear logs apart. You will lose your beautiful feathers and you will not be able to return to the forest roof ever again. You also will never see daylight again.
Tanehokahoka turned to the other birds and said to the Tui “ Tui you will wear two white feathers on your throat to mark you as being a coward”. Tanehokahoka turned to Pukeko and said “ For not going to live on the forest floor because you did not want your feet to get wet you will live in the swamp for ever”.
Tanehokahoka turned and looked at Pipiwharauroa and said “ Because you did not go live on the forest floor, and you were building your nest, you will lay your eggs in other birds nest”.
Tanehokahoka turned to Kiwi and said “ Since you decided to live on the forest floor you will be the most loved bird!”.
Tanemahuta was very pleased that the Kiwi agreed to protect his children living on the forest floor.
One day Tanemahuta was walking through the forest.He looked up and saw his children reaching for the sky. He chatted with his brother Tanehokahoka,who called the birds of the air together. “Something is eating my children and I need one of you birds from the forest roofs to live on the floor so that my children can be saved”. The birds were quiet and not one spoke a word.
Tanehokahoka turned and looked at Tui.”Will you come down to the ground instead of living on the forest roof”?. “It’s too dark” the Tui replied. Tanehokahoka turned to Pukeko and asked, “Would you come down and live on the forest floor”?.hee asked “It’s too wet, I don’t want my feet to get wet” said the Pukeko.
Tanehokahoka asked Pipiwharauroa “ Would you come and live down on the forest floor”?. “No I'm too busy building my nest” said the Pipiwharauroa. Tanehokahoka asked the Kiwi “ Would you come down to the forest floor”? Kiwi looked around, he looked up at the sun and then he looked around and saw his family.He said “Yes I will live on the forest floor”.
Tanemahuta told kiwi that he has to grow big thick legs so that he can use it to tear logs apart. You will lose your beautiful feathers and you will not be able to return to the forest roof ever again. You also will never see daylight again.
Tanehokahoka turned to the other birds and said to the Tui “ Tui you will wear two white feathers on your throat to mark you as being a coward”. Tanehokahoka turned to Pukeko and said “ For not going to live on the forest floor because you did not want your feet to get wet you will live in the swamp for ever”.
Tanehokahoka turned and looked at Pipiwharauroa and said “ Because you did not go live on the forest floor, and you were building your nest, you will lay your eggs in other birds nest”.
Tanehokahoka turned to Kiwi and said “ Since you decided to live on the forest floor you will be the most loved bird!”.
Tanemahuta was very pleased that the Kiwi agreed to protect his children living on the forest floor.
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