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Kahu, 4-6, 13-15, 7-9, 10-12, 16-18 - Coggle Diagram
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4-6
8 years old
3 moths after kahus birth her mother, Rehua, died. Porourangi brought her and kahu back to our village where the tangi was held.pg32
When rehuas mother asked if she and her people could raise kahu, nanny flowers objected strongly pg32
`nanny flowers, Rawiri and the boys became kahus gurdian because they were their when nanny flowers burried the pito pg27
looking back, i have to say that the first family reunion with kahu was filled with warmth and aroha. it was surprising how closely kahu and koro apirana resembled each other. she was bald like he was and she didnt have any teeth either. the only diffrence was that she loved him but he didnt love her. he gave her back to nanny flowers and she started to cry, reaching for him. but he turned away and walked out of the house. pg36
that was 8 years ago when kahu was born and then taken to live with her mothers people. i doubt if any of us realised how significant she was to become in our lives. ...--- pg 34
looking back i can truthfully say that kahu was never forgotten by me and the boys.After all, we were the ones who brought her pito back to the marae, and only we and nanny flowers new were it was buried. we were kahus gurdians pg 35
on kahus part, when she first met koro Apirana, it must have been love at first sight because she dribbled all over him.pg 36
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she and all of us would try to winn kahu over to us but, no, the object of her affection remaind a bald man with no teeth. pg 37
13-15
When the sun tipped the sea, Koro Apirana began a prayer. He had a carved stone in his hand and suddenly he threw it into the ocean. The boys watched until they could see it no longer. ‘One of you must bring that stone back to me,’ Koro Apirana said. ‘Go now.’
The boys were eager to prove themselves but the stone had gone too deep. Some were afraid of the darkness. Others were unable to dive so far down. Despite valiant attempts they could not do it.
stand to hear the old paka feeling sorry for himself. Mmmm, what a beautiful day! The sun is shining.’
We rowed out past the bay and Kahu asked again about the stone. Before we could stop her she stood up and dived overboard. Until that moment I had never even known she could swim
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The herd followed through the crashing, falling ice. They saw their leader rising to the surface and watched as the surface starred around him. They began to mourn, for they knew that their journey to the dangerous islands was now a reality. Their leader was totally ensnared in the rhapsody of his dreams of the golden rider. So long part of their own whakapapa and legend, the golden rider could not be dislodged from their leader’s thoughts. The last journey had begun and at the end of it Death was waiting.
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I comforted her. The moon was drenching the sky with loneliness. I heard an echo of Koro Apirana’s voice, ‘This is a sign to us. I don’t like it.’ Suddenly, with great clarity, I knew that our final challenge was almost upon us. I pressed Kahu close to me, to reassure her. I felt a sudden shiver as far out to sea, muted thunder boomed like a door opening far away.
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