The Maori Creation Myth
-As told by James
Te kore (the nothingness) had two children: Rangi-nui (The Sky) and Papa-tū-ā -nuku (The Earth).
As Rangi-nui looked down at Papa-tū-ā-nuku with loving eyes he moved closer. When they embraced they had many children. The children decided to separate them. Except Tāwhiri (the storm god) who vowed he would rage war on whoever separated his parents.
The first to try was Rongo (the food god) with no success. Then Tū (the war god) tried with no luck either. Then Tāne (the forest god) tried. He turned into a Kauri tree separating Earth from the Sky. Tāwhiri soden with failure launched himself into the heavens.
Hi James - I think that you are going to have quite a lot of interesting stories to read about the Maori and it will be fun to see if any of their myths are similar to the Haida from North America. Hi to Sam and your mom & dad.
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Wow James - how will you keep all the names straight after everything new you'll be learning about the Maori and NZ over the next few months? Great story - I look forward to reading more!
ReplyDeleteHello to Sam, Stewart & Andrea! I enjoy reading about your adventures every few days. Sounds wonderful!