Hundreds of years ago there was a man named Rata he was a great waka maker one day the chief wanted a waka made and went to Rata and asked him to make a waka…
Rata went into the forest to find the best and tallest looking Totara tree when he found the perfect tree he and his workers started to cut it down with their axes.When they came back the next morning when Rata went to the Totara tree it had stood up and connected to its roots again.
Rata and the workers were really confused but they went through with all the hard work again and cut it down but the same thing happened overnight the tree came back to life…
Rata was very frustrated he thought and thought and thought and then
realised he didn’t thank tone of anyone for the amazing tree he just went and destroyed the trees life. Rata thought of a chant for Tane then went to do it…
This time when Rata went to cut the tree down it stayed down overnight so in the he started to make a waka for the chief and was really successful….
I like how you have retold this legend, it is very well done.
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