1) Three mountains were arguing about who would marry the female mountain Pihanga, which caused them to throw three taniwha eggs into the air from the slopes.
2) One egg was saved by the sun god Ra and sent flying into a nearby forest, where it was caught and sheltered by a totara tree named Otu.
3) The egg hatched into a baby taniwha, but it cried rivers of tears because it missed its parents, which eventually reunited them when the rivers collided and formed a rainbow.
We investigated the cost of raisins sold in bulk versus pre-packaged and found that bulk Turkish sultanas from New World provided the best value. While pre-packaged raisins may be more convenient for school lunches, bulk raisins repackaged in reusable containers or zip lock bags would save families money in the long run compared to pre-packaged options that were more expensive per gram.
This document discusses the rubbish problem and provides suggestions for reducing rubbish. It notes that plastic can take over 450 years to decompose and plastic jugs take over 1 million years. Some rubbish is burned, causing air pollution and damage to the ozone layer leading to global warming. Animals are negatively impacted by eating rubbish or getting tangled in it. The document suggests reducing multi-pack bags of chips which create extra rubbish and reusing plastic jugs rather than throwing them out. Reducing and recycling are presented as ways to stop rubbish from invading the earth.
Aiyana tells her grandchildren the Lenmana creation story, beginning with Mother Nature bringing life to a barren land with her daughter Onatah. Onatah helps the land flourish but desires companionship, so Mother Nature creates the male Kitchi. They have many children who are given control over the elements. However, Onatah's twin brother Otaktay notices that overpopulation could become a problem if nothing changes. He creates the concepts of life, death, and reincarnation to maintain balance on the land. The story explains how various important figures like Onatah and her daughters pass on their spirits. Aiyana's grandchildren discuss the story and ask questions about their own powers within the Len
Miss Droplet and Master Droplet went on a journey and discovered a grey-brown puddle where a stream used to be. The droplets in the puddle explained that Dirty Plant Evil had thrown mud in the stream, turning it into a fetid puddle. Miss Droplet and Master Droplet rallied the other forest inhabitants to help save the stream. They used cobwebs to block Dirty Plant Evil's pipe, summoning Rain the wizard who poured down a terrible rainstorm on the plant. The stream was cleaned and returned to life, with flowers and grass growing again along its banks.
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 58Mocomi Kids
Why do birds migrate when the weather gets cold? Where do they go? Find out all about bird migration in Mocomi TimePass Magazine Issue 58! Every issue has something fun for everyone. In each magazine you will find folktales, trivia, puzzles, health tips, jokes and much more!
This is a Short tale of the Kwanyama tribe. Kwanyama people are a northern tribe in Namibia (Africa). They are awesome people with fascinating personalities.
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 60Mocomi Kids
The document is a daily mini magazine for children called Mocomi Timepass. It contains several short sections - a folktale about a clever fox and cruel elephant, a rhyming story about a potato who thinks he is king, fun facts about koalas, and a comic story of a child helping his friend who was stung by a jellyfish. It also includes puzzles, jokes, and spot the difference games for kids to enjoy.
This document contains several poems, interviews, and responses about rainforests. It includes a poem called "Jungle Bells" that describes planting in a jungle. It also contains an acrostic poem about pansies, a description of a walk in the forest, 5 interview questions about rainforests, and the answers to those questions from 10 teachers. The teachers' responses discuss the future of the environment, the importance of trees, the influence of rainforests, views on logging, and whether rainforests will be the same in 100 years.
We investigated the cost of raisins sold in bulk versus pre-packaged and found that bulk Turkish sultanas from New World provided the best value. While pre-packaged raisins may be more convenient for school lunches, bulk raisins repackaged in reusable containers or zip lock bags would save families money in the long run compared to pre-packaged options that were more expensive per gram.
This document discusses the rubbish problem and provides suggestions for reducing rubbish. It notes that plastic can take over 450 years to decompose and plastic jugs take over 1 million years. Some rubbish is burned, causing air pollution and damage to the ozone layer leading to global warming. Animals are negatively impacted by eating rubbish or getting tangled in it. The document suggests reducing multi-pack bags of chips which create extra rubbish and reusing plastic jugs rather than throwing them out. Reducing and recycling are presented as ways to stop rubbish from invading the earth.
Aiyana tells her grandchildren the Lenmana creation story, beginning with Mother Nature bringing life to a barren land with her daughter Onatah. Onatah helps the land flourish but desires companionship, so Mother Nature creates the male Kitchi. They have many children who are given control over the elements. However, Onatah's twin brother Otaktay notices that overpopulation could become a problem if nothing changes. He creates the concepts of life, death, and reincarnation to maintain balance on the land. The story explains how various important figures like Onatah and her daughters pass on their spirits. Aiyana's grandchildren discuss the story and ask questions about their own powers within the Len
Miss Droplet and Master Droplet went on a journey and discovered a grey-brown puddle where a stream used to be. The droplets in the puddle explained that Dirty Plant Evil had thrown mud in the stream, turning it into a fetid puddle. Miss Droplet and Master Droplet rallied the other forest inhabitants to help save the stream. They used cobwebs to block Dirty Plant Evil's pipe, summoning Rain the wizard who poured down a terrible rainstorm on the plant. The stream was cleaned and returned to life, with flowers and grass growing again along its banks.
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 58Mocomi Kids
Why do birds migrate when the weather gets cold? Where do they go? Find out all about bird migration in Mocomi TimePass Magazine Issue 58! Every issue has something fun for everyone. In each magazine you will find folktales, trivia, puzzles, health tips, jokes and much more!
This is a Short tale of the Kwanyama tribe. Kwanyama people are a northern tribe in Namibia (Africa). They are awesome people with fascinating personalities.
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 60Mocomi Kids
The document is a daily mini magazine for children called Mocomi Timepass. It contains several short sections - a folktale about a clever fox and cruel elephant, a rhyming story about a potato who thinks he is king, fun facts about koalas, and a comic story of a child helping his friend who was stung by a jellyfish. It also includes puzzles, jokes, and spot the difference games for kids to enjoy.
This document contains several poems, interviews, and responses about rainforests. It includes a poem called "Jungle Bells" that describes planting in a jungle. It also contains an acrostic poem about pansies, a description of a walk in the forest, 5 interview questions about rainforests, and the answers to those questions from 10 teachers. The teachers' responses discuss the future of the environment, the importance of trees, the influence of rainforests, views on logging, and whether rainforests will be the same in 100 years.
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 51Mocomi Kids
Have you ever wondered why the word 'abbreviation', which means 'to shorten' is itself such a long word? Mocomi TimePass Magazine Issue 51 has the answers for you! Every issue has something fun for everyone! In each magazine you will find folktales, trivia, puzzles, health tips, jokes and much more!
This story is about a thirsty frog that drank all the water from the rivers and lakes, leaving the land dry. The animals begged the frog to return some of the water, but it refused. Finally, a clever little fish was able to tickle the frog and make it laugh, causing it to open its mouth and release rivers of water back into the land. The moral of the story is about cooperation and working together to solve problems.
This story is about a thirsty frog that drank all the water from the lakes and rivers, leaving the land dry. The animals begged the frog to return some of the water, but it refused. Finally, a clever little fish tickled the frog, making it laugh and open its mouth, releasing rivers of water back to the land. The moral of the story is about the importance of water and cooperation.
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 47Mocomi Kids
How did the lapwings get their eggs back after they were swallowed by the sea? Read this awesome story in Mocomi TimePass Magazine Issue 47. Every issue has something fun for everyone! In each magazine you will find folktales, trivia, puzzles, health tips, jokes and much more!
This document summarizes a theatre presentation and musical performance that were part of a meeting focused on acting out democratic values in a united Europe. The theatre presentation included legends from Portugal, Angola, Brazil, and East Timor performed by students. The legends taught lessons of friendship and gratitude. The musical performance included traditional Portuguese folk songs as well as more modern songs promoting peace and togetherness. The document showed how sharing cultural traditions can build connections between communities.
kid learning how to do this for you and your family will have to go to this day and then we can get you to be able and I will send you a little more than a few days ago
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 46Mocomi Kids
Can you guess which language is spoken by pilots across the world, regardless of the country they come from? Open up Mocomi TimePass Magazine Issue 46 to find out more. Every issue has something fun for everyone! In each magazine you will find folktales, trivia, puzzles, health tips, jokes and much more!
1. The document provides classroom rules and reminders for the day which include wearing face masks, washing hands, observing social distancing and cleanliness.
2. It lists the objectives of the lesson which are to understand words through context clues, note story details and events, and appreciate Philippine literature.
3. The last part of the document contains a reading assignment about parables and fables asking the difference between the two and examples of each.
Kelvin Ng and Stanley lost 80% of their photos from a field trip when their phones fell in water. Kelvin describes the remaining 20% of photos and data collected by Shirley and Goh. The destination for the field trip was Riverstone Resort. At the resort, Ms. Dee briefed them and advised them to take many photos. Ms. Amira then helped them explore the area to find a suitable site for their research. Kelvin chose a site with two trees growing close together near the river, where there was variety of plants and a colony of red ants. At the site, Kelvin and his team studied the characteristics of fire ants and an old rubber tree, and analyzed population data to create an inf
This document provides an overview of Cherokee history, culture, religion, and mythology. It discusses the Cherokee's origins and contact with Europeans. It describes Cherokee clan structure, important figures like Sequoyah, and religious beliefs. It also summarizes a Cherokee myth about people transforming into bears and using a bear song to summon them for hunting. The document aims to convey key aspects of traditional Cherokee life.
Mother Fish warned her seven baby fishes to stay close to the rocks while she went to find food, as the giant Tataraimaka would be out fishing that day. However, the baby fishes forgot the warning and went out into the open water, where Tataraimaka caught them all in his net. Hearing their cries, Tane the forest god took pity on them and threw the net into the sky, turning the baby fishes into the star cluster known as Matariki.
The document provides a mythological explanation for why the land of Kakawangwa is covered in ice. It describes how the weather goddess Kuwanlelenta froze the land as punishment for her son Cha'Kwaina having affairs with multiple goddesses. The Keiko people have adapted to living on the frozen land, developing skills like ice fishing and shelter building. The myth explains how the Keiko people's gods created the world and animals. It also describes the Keiko beliefs about an afterlife where the righteous are rewarded in a paradise called Qilaq, while the unrighteous face eternal ice imprisonment. Additional myths provide the origins of death and resurrection, and explain a great ice flood as divine
The trees and animals in the Emerald Forest were preparing to welcome Spring by cleaning the forest and decorating with flowers. However, a fire broke out, threatening to burn down the forest. All the creatures worked together to put out the fire and call for help. The wise owl arrived and convinced the humans that started the fire of the importance of protecting the forest. Spring then arrived, bringing new life. The creatures celebrated her arrival and the forest was saved.
The document provides examples of pre-colonial Philippine literature including folktales, fables, legends, myths, and epics. It describes common literary forms and provides summaries of stories from different ethnic groups in the Philippines that were traditionally passed down orally. These stories depict aspects of pre-colonial Philippine culture and history before influence from Spanish colonizers.
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This story is about Emang, an enchantress with a beautiful garden, and three brats - Pat, Pol, and Paz - who enjoy destroying things. When the brats wreck Emang's garden, she teaches them a lesson by transforming them into environments that demonstrate the consequences of their actions: Pol is placed in a barren desert, Pat in a dirty garbage dump, and Paz in a smoky city without resources. Scared and sorry, the brats promise to change their ways. Taking pity on them, Emang turns them back and teaches them the importance of caring for the environment.
A mid-2000's policy document on climate change, for UNEP. Disguised as a children's storybook.
Published in full on the U.S. Senate Republicans website and decried on the floor of the Senate by infamous climate denier Sen. James Inhofe as "UN propganda."
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The document describes the speaker's small, peaceful hometown surrounded by hills and containing a beautiful river. People in the town are friendly and know each other well, and the speaker enjoys reading at the cozy library. It also discusses enjoying playing in puddles on a rainy day, the speaker's grandmother who tells stories and gives warm hugs, the solar system and what can be learned about space with telescopes, the importance of friendship, the unique characteristics of the four seasons, the speaker's dream of becoming a scientist, and the impressive features and abilities of tigers.
Here are 5 statements each describing Filipinos as either facts or opinions:
Facts:
1. Filipinos predominantly speak Filipino and English.
2. The population of the Philippines is over 100 million people.
3. The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,000 islands located in Southeast Asia.
4. Filipinos celebrate various Catholic religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter.
5. Family is highly valued in Filipino culture.
Opinions:
1. Filipinos are friendly and hospitable people.
2. Hard work and perseverance are important values for many Filipinos.
3. Filipino food like adobo and pancit is tasty
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 51Mocomi Kids
Have you ever wondered why the word 'abbreviation', which means 'to shorten' is itself such a long word? Mocomi TimePass Magazine Issue 51 has the answers for you! Every issue has something fun for everyone! In each magazine you will find folktales, trivia, puzzles, health tips, jokes and much more!
This story is about a thirsty frog that drank all the water from the rivers and lakes, leaving the land dry. The animals begged the frog to return some of the water, but it refused. Finally, a clever little fish was able to tickle the frog and make it laugh, causing it to open its mouth and release rivers of water back into the land. The moral of the story is about cooperation and working together to solve problems.
This story is about a thirsty frog that drank all the water from the lakes and rivers, leaving the land dry. The animals begged the frog to return some of the water, but it refused. Finally, a clever little fish tickled the frog, making it laugh and open its mouth, releasing rivers of water back to the land. The moral of the story is about the importance of water and cooperation.
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 47Mocomi Kids
How did the lapwings get their eggs back after they were swallowed by the sea? Read this awesome story in Mocomi TimePass Magazine Issue 47. Every issue has something fun for everyone! In each magazine you will find folktales, trivia, puzzles, health tips, jokes and much more!
This document summarizes a theatre presentation and musical performance that were part of a meeting focused on acting out democratic values in a united Europe. The theatre presentation included legends from Portugal, Angola, Brazil, and East Timor performed by students. The legends taught lessons of friendship and gratitude. The musical performance included traditional Portuguese folk songs as well as more modern songs promoting peace and togetherness. The document showed how sharing cultural traditions can build connections between communities.
kid learning how to do this for you and your family will have to go to this day and then we can get you to be able and I will send you a little more than a few days ago
Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 46Mocomi Kids
Can you guess which language is spoken by pilots across the world, regardless of the country they come from? Open up Mocomi TimePass Magazine Issue 46 to find out more. Every issue has something fun for everyone! In each magazine you will find folktales, trivia, puzzles, health tips, jokes and much more!
1. The document provides classroom rules and reminders for the day which include wearing face masks, washing hands, observing social distancing and cleanliness.
2. It lists the objectives of the lesson which are to understand words through context clues, note story details and events, and appreciate Philippine literature.
3. The last part of the document contains a reading assignment about parables and fables asking the difference between the two and examples of each.
Kelvin Ng and Stanley lost 80% of their photos from a field trip when their phones fell in water. Kelvin describes the remaining 20% of photos and data collected by Shirley and Goh. The destination for the field trip was Riverstone Resort. At the resort, Ms. Dee briefed them and advised them to take many photos. Ms. Amira then helped them explore the area to find a suitable site for their research. Kelvin chose a site with two trees growing close together near the river, where there was variety of plants and a colony of red ants. At the site, Kelvin and his team studied the characteristics of fire ants and an old rubber tree, and analyzed population data to create an inf
This document provides an overview of Cherokee history, culture, religion, and mythology. It discusses the Cherokee's origins and contact with Europeans. It describes Cherokee clan structure, important figures like Sequoyah, and religious beliefs. It also summarizes a Cherokee myth about people transforming into bears and using a bear song to summon them for hunting. The document aims to convey key aspects of traditional Cherokee life.
Mother Fish warned her seven baby fishes to stay close to the rocks while she went to find food, as the giant Tataraimaka would be out fishing that day. However, the baby fishes forgot the warning and went out into the open water, where Tataraimaka caught them all in his net. Hearing their cries, Tane the forest god took pity on them and threw the net into the sky, turning the baby fishes into the star cluster known as Matariki.
The document provides a mythological explanation for why the land of Kakawangwa is covered in ice. It describes how the weather goddess Kuwanlelenta froze the land as punishment for her son Cha'Kwaina having affairs with multiple goddesses. The Keiko people have adapted to living on the frozen land, developing skills like ice fishing and shelter building. The myth explains how the Keiko people's gods created the world and animals. It also describes the Keiko beliefs about an afterlife where the righteous are rewarded in a paradise called Qilaq, while the unrighteous face eternal ice imprisonment. Additional myths provide the origins of death and resurrection, and explain a great ice flood as divine
The trees and animals in the Emerald Forest were preparing to welcome Spring by cleaning the forest and decorating with flowers. However, a fire broke out, threatening to burn down the forest. All the creatures worked together to put out the fire and call for help. The wise owl arrived and convinced the humans that started the fire of the importance of protecting the forest. Spring then arrived, bringing new life. The creatures celebrated her arrival and the forest was saved.
The document provides examples of pre-colonial Philippine literature including folktales, fables, legends, myths, and epics. It describes common literary forms and provides summaries of stories from different ethnic groups in the Philippines that were traditionally passed down orally. These stories depict aspects of pre-colonial Philippine culture and history before influence from Spanish colonizers.
Emang, the enchantress and the three brats.pptxSireQuinn
This story is about Emang, an enchantress with a beautiful garden, and three brats - Pat, Pol, and Paz - who enjoy destroying things. When the brats wreck Emang's garden, she teaches them a lesson by transforming them into environments that demonstrate the consequences of their actions: Pol is placed in a barren desert, Pat in a dirty garbage dump, and Paz in a smoky city without resources. Scared and sorry, the brats promise to change their ways. Taking pity on them, Emang turns them back and teaches them the importance of caring for the environment.
A mid-2000's policy document on climate change, for UNEP. Disguised as a children's storybook.
Published in full on the U.S. Senate Republicans website and decried on the floor of the Senate by infamous climate denier Sen. James Inhofe as "UN propganda."
Arrange the jumbled parts of a paragraph large print.docxBabyGemlyndeCastro2
The document describes the speaker's small, peaceful hometown surrounded by hills and containing a beautiful river. People in the town are friendly and know each other well, and the speaker enjoys reading at the cozy library. It also discusses enjoying playing in puddles on a rainy day, the speaker's grandmother who tells stories and gives warm hugs, the solar system and what can be learned about space with telescopes, the importance of friendship, the unique characteristics of the four seasons, the speaker's dream of becoming a scientist, and the impressive features and abilities of tigers.
Here are 5 statements each describing Filipinos as either facts or opinions:
Facts:
1. Filipinos predominantly speak Filipino and English.
2. The population of the Philippines is over 100 million people.
3. The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7,000 islands located in Southeast Asia.
4. Filipinos celebrate various Catholic religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter.
5. Family is highly valued in Filipino culture.
Opinions:
1. Filipinos are friendly and hospitable people.
2. Hard work and perseverance are important values for many Filipinos.
3. Filipino food like adobo and pancit is tasty
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Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
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2. Rewrite of the story.
Would you like to listen to how Otuni got his name? Good.
There was once four great big beautiful mountains, their names are: Pihanga, Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. Now this story
all begins with these four mountains.
On one day a very long time ago, the great and powerful sun god Ra was moving across the sky elegantly.
Sunlight began to shine down on the land, on the lush green leafy bushes and the shining, sparkling rivers, on the those great big
four mountains, and the quiet forest.
Ra the great sun god’s bright sunlight shone on to two taniwha on the great big slopes of the mountain.
The taniwha were waiting for their three beautiful eggs to hatch.
Those three beautiful eggs laid in a hollow above the bubbling tummy of Tongariro.
Tongariro’s flaming breath kept the eggs warm and cosy.
TongariroNgauruhoe
Pihanga
3. Continued...
All of a sudden three of the giant mountains started to argue about who should marry Pihanga for of course Pihanga was a girl, and
all three of the mountains wanted to marry her.
“IT SHOULD BE ME TO MARRY HER!” shouted Ruapehu.
“NO WAY SHOULD SHE MARRY AN OVERGROWN WEIRDO LIKE YOU! SHE SHOULD BE WITH ME!” roared Ngauruhoe.
“BE QUIET YOU TWO! PIHANGA WILL BE MY WIFE!” rumbled Tongariro.
Those mountains grew to be more and more angry with each other.
Their sides heaved and trembled, and they showered each other in pouring hot lava and big burning boulders.
The three poor poor taniwha eggs were thrown around and two of them smashed to pieces while Ra the great sun god felt sorry for
one so he picked it up into the air far above the argumentative mountains and sent the poor taniwha egg flying along a beautiful
sunbeam towards the large trees in a nearby forest.
4. Continued...
Right smack bang in the middle of the forest stood a great mighty tree, a green totara tree called Otu.
All the birds in his branches had seen the taniwha egg flying towards them.
“AN EGG! A GREAT EGG! A TANIWHA EGG!” they all chirped quite loudly.
“OTU PLEASE, PLEASE SAVE IT OTU!” they again chirped.
And so Otu reached out with his great big branch arms and caught the egg in the softest leaves he had and placed it on the ground.
So there it lay, sheltered by the trees and protected by the birds.
The egg lay there for quite a while.
All of a sudden, on one day there was a stirring and a twisting and a huge rumbling in the egg.
There was such an excitement in the forest!
So the egg began to crack!
All night, the birds watched as the taniwha egg started to hatch.
The baby taniwha heaved and strained to try to get out of the the well patterned egg shell.
5. Continued...
Once morning came the great sun god Ra shone down his brightest light down through Otu’s leaves and onto the baby taniwha’s
beautiful green/blue scales.
The bright sunlight on the green/blue scales filled the large forest with a grand, beautiful shining light.
All the birds brought the baby taniwha presents: a tawa berry, a juicy worm, silver fronds but unfortunately all the baby taniwha
wanted was his mama.
The baby taniwha cried and cried.
Huge tears rolled down the crying baby taniwha’s face and plopped down onto the ground.
First off the tears made the ground swampy.
Second the tears started to make a small pool, then a little stream that sadly trickled away down the valley.
Far, far away, on the long slopes of Tongariro, the poor mother and father taniwha searched and searched for their lost eggs.
So they cried and cried massive taniwha tears as they looked everywhere but they could not find anything.
Those tears flowed down the to the valley and made a great river of tears.
6. Continued...
Well, something beautiful happened.
So when the stream of the baby taniwha’s tears met the great river of the mother and father’s tears, there was a great and powerful
clap of thunder.
Wonderful colourful sparks flew up into the fresh air to make a huge and wondrous rainbow.
So the wise old totara tree, Otu knew what had happened.
“Quickly, fly and tell the mother and father taniwha about their baby.” Otu said to the fantail.
When the taniwha heard the terrific news, so the mother and father taniwha cried tears of great joy.
They swam in their own river of tears as fast as they could towards the beautiful rainbow.
They were so very very pleased to see their baby taniwha but however sad to know that the other two eggs had smashed.
“Thank you Otunui so very much and for your kindness,” said the mother and father taniwha ever so happily.
“We really want to do something for you and the gorgeous birds in thanks. We promise that this stream of our baby’s tears will
always be pure and clear glistening water. And you Otunui, will have a great and long life among these many amazing trees, with
this moss to keep your roots nice and cool. And these birds will always find a home in your branches.”
7. The End.../ Characters
And so Otunui, which means “Big Otu”, is the name of the place where there was once a great forest of many trees like the great Otu,
and a home of many wonderful birds.
Here are the characters:
1. Otunui
2. Mother taniwha
3. Father taniwha
4. Baby taniwha
5. The birds
6. Pihanga
7. Ruapehu
8. Tongariro
9. Ngauruhoe
10. Ra the great sun god
8. Where is the story set?/ What happened?
Well it’s set in the middle of the North Island of New Zealand, with four great mountains, where two
taniwha (sea monsters) were waiting for their three eggs to hatch.
But then the four mountains argued about something, and flew the three eggs in the air. Two smashed but
Ra saved one and flung it far away into a nearby forest, where Otu caught it with his branches.
After a while it hatched.The birds gave it presents, but it cried a river - so did the mother.
The two rivers collided. It made a big rainbow, so a fantail flew to tell the parents what had
happened, and so they swam the river to their baby and got there and rewarded Otu with pure
water from the rivers and long life,
9. What is the problem and how did it happen
The problem is that three mountains were arguing and three taniwha eggs were
thrown up into the air, unfortunately two broke but one was saved by Ra the great
sun god but it was flown to a nearby forest away from the parents. It happened
because three mountains were arguing about who should marry the lady mountain.
Lady Mountain
Pihanga
Taniwha (sort of)
Ra The
sun god
10. When did the problem happen?/ Why did it
happen?
Well I’m pretty sure it never said when this had happened but I’m sure it was a very,
very long time ago I can assure you.
Uh why did it happen you ask? Well it happened because… uh, to show what fighting
can do to other people that aren’t involved in the situation.
How did they solve the problem?
They solved the problem by crying a river and a fantail going to tell the parents what
happened to the baby.
11. Thanks!
Thank you for sticking through this whole entire slideshow, if you got bored and
skipped to the end I’m sorry it wasn’t exciting enough for you, tell me what I did right
or wrong in the comments if you want. Have nice day!