Shark

=Taniwha= There’s a taniwha in my river. People say its a log, but I know its a taniwha. She’s been in my river a long time, before I was alive, and before my koro was alive, the taniwha was in my river sometime she talks to me. And I ride on her back. Ittells me storeis about old days when poeple live close to land. The taniwha did not warned our tribe of the danger and DEATH. Then they didn’t listen to her. Once we flew across the trees to the sea. Wedived down down into the sea, and saw tangaroa and his children. Taniwha found a shiny green stone and gave it to me. Once flew to Ranainwi up up up and up into the cloud. Right up hight on top of the cloud we saw a hokioi bird in her nest. I found a fluffy white feather and I gave it to taniwha to keep. I found some soft red earth and I gave it to taniwha to keep. I showed gifts to my koro. He looked and smiled. You have seen the face of Tangaroa,Ranginui and papatuanuku. How rich are you! there’s a taniwha in my river. People say its a log, but I know its a taniwha.