I chose this because I like making movies.
We were learning to retell a story.
TÄwhirimÄtea lived between the embrace of Ranginui and PapatÅ«Änuku as did the other children of his whÄnau. He liked living close to his parents. He could talk to his mother, and get advice from his father when he needed to. TÄwhirimÄtea didn't mind the difficulties of living in continual darkness, or that space was so confined that he and the rest of his siblings had to crawl to get around. But the other children had had enough.
A meeting was called and the majority of the children decided that their parents had to be separated.
TÅ«mÄtauenga addressed them, "Once they feel the blows of my patu they will soon loosen their grip and we'll finally be free to walk upright and greet TamanuiterÄ, the sun."
TÄwhirimÄtea disagreed."How dare you! How dare you think of hurting our parents in such a way. They fed you, nurtured and raised you, and now you reward them with this?"
The children bowed their heads in shame, but TÅ«matauenga stood his ground.
"We have asked them to separate, we have pleaded with them to let us see the light, but do they listen? No, this is the only way!"
TÅ«mÄtauenga raised his patu to strike at his parents but TÄwhirimÄtea was on him in a flash. Grappling in the dark they struggled, until finally TÄne Mahuta pleaded for quiet.
"Stop! Fighting will not resolve our problem, we have agreed that we cannot continue to live this way. I'm sorry TÄwhiri but separating our parents has been agreed upon by the majority of us. With the gentle push of my arms, and without hurting them, I will push our parents apart."
The others agreed, but TÄwhirimÄtea refused to support what he didn't believe was right. Firstly TÄne Mahuta braced his legs on PapatÅ«Änuku and pushed Ranginui with his arms. He used all his strength, but without success.
"You cannot separate them," said TÄwhirimÄtea. "Give it up, they are meant to be together!"
But TÄne Mahuta wasn't finished. He lay on his back, pulled his legs to his chest then pushed from below. Slowly he pushed, but still nothing happened. Again he pushed, using all his strength, but nothing happened. He took a breath and pushed once more. Releasing his breath, and taking another, he pushed again, a new surge of strength pumping through his body. And at last there was movement.
TÄwhirimÄtea roared with fury, "No!"
But it was too late. Ranginui and PapatÅ«Änuku were forced apart, and light filled the world. The brothers lay in shocked silence covering their eyes from the brightness of TamanuiterÄ shining down on their cowering bodies.
TÄwhirimÄtea was first to jump to his feet, lashing out at the others in anger. "I will never let you rest for what you have done, even your children won't be safe from my clutches! This will be my domain forever and you will always feel my wrath," he called to the other children, and he flew up to join his father.
As time passed animals, plants and people grew in the light of the sun. The mokopuna of Ranginui and PapatÅ«Änuku populated the world.
TÄwhirimÄtea kept his promise living in the realm of his father, the sky. He became the guardian of the winds, NgÄ hau e whÄ, and continues to be so to this day.
Sometimes TÄwhirimÄtea is content to listen to advice from his parents and forgive his siblings. On those days the weather is fine, clear and calm. But sometimes he is reminded of the pain his parents endured when they were separated, and the longing they still have for each other. On those days he sends tornadoes, hurricanes, and cyclones to hound the descendants of those that betrayed him.
WALT RETELL A STORY
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WALT RETELL A STORY
Read the MÄori legend, TÄwhirimÄtea.
Retell the story using a digital app - you must have all the main characters and events - list them below on the table:
Characters
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Main Events
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TÄwhirimÄtea
MÄori
TÅ«matauenga
TÄne Mahuta
Ranginui
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The kids wanted to split their parents.
Pushes parents away from each other
On those days he sends tornadoes, hurricanes, and cyclones to hound the descendants of those that betrayed him.
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Please insert a picture of what your completed art will look like. (It will be either: an image from the internet, a google drawing or a rough draft).
