Rhino

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Rhinos

How Maui Found The Secret Of Fire

One evening, Maui gazed at the fire and wondered what would happen if all the fires were out. He decided to blow out all the fire. The village was furious so they demanded Maui to go to the volcano in south.

Maui had gone to the volcano with his bird friends Pukeko, Tui, Huia, Piwakawaka, kiwi . When they arrived at the volcano the land was dry and bare, Maui saw a woman in a cave crouching over a fire pit.

Maui walked over to see who it was and he realized it was his Aunty Mahuika, The Goddess Of Fire.

“There is no fire in our village so can we please have some of yours?”, said Maui. Aunty Mahuika lifted her head and raised her gnarled nails. On the tip of each finger there was a flame, she plucked a flame from her thumb and gave it to Maui. “Take good care of the flame because this is precious” She said.

Maui held the flame in his hands but it did not burn him, “I have a sacred flame” He said to his bird friends “But I still don’t know how fire is made, I will have to go back.” Maui dropped the flame into the stream, once it hit the water the fire hissed and vanished. As Maui returned back to Mahuika.

“Aunty, The flame blew out” Said Maui “May I please have another?

“Take more care of this one, these flames are precious!” Said Mahuika.

Maui had only took it back to his bird friends and dropped it in the stream. “I will use all her flames and I will find out how she makes them” Maui Said. Again and Again he returned to Mahuika. Maui kept throwing all her flames out once Mahuika got to her last flame she was furious, “No more Maui” she cried

Maui tried to snatch the last flame and Mahuika stamped her foot and flames roared up. Maui fled as fast as he can and Mahuika erupted into flames.

Maui chanted a karakia to transform himself into Kahu, the hawk, as Mahuika flung her last flame high into the branches of a kaikomako tree. Once the flames had cooled down, Maui climbed the kaikomako tree.He snapped off several of the uppermost branches, tucked them in his belt and took them to his village in the north.“I think Mahuika’s last flame is hiding in this kaikomako wood” said Maui to his people.

He took a piece of hard mahoe wood and rubbed it against kaikomako wood. Came out flame, he breathed and rubbed faster and faster.

A wisp of smoke appeared, as Maui rubbed and blew, a flame burst forth. Hey didn’t have to worry about the fire going out again.

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Kuri - Skim and scan

Kuri - Skim and scan

Thursday 6th Dec

WALT: Skim and scan to find important information in the text

What is a kuri?

A kuri is a polynesian dog

What countries have they found kuri bones in?

They found bones in hawaii, cook islands and aotearoa
new zealand

Where do ancestors of kuri come from?

The ancestors came from east asia

Why did people bring kuri with them and what are they
used for?

People bring kuri because they help them, they are used
for hunting food and keeping their owners alive.

Who were the two famous explorers that had kuri?

The first famous person is Ihenga and the second famous
person is Taneatua

What were kuri like?

Kuri were like small dogs with long hair, pointed ares, and
strong jaws.

What did kuri eat?

Kuri ate what their owners ate.

How did Polynesian wayfinders navigate

WALA: How technology has changed over time
WAL: How Polynesians used their environment to navigate