Hello fellow viewers, today I have made a post about the Legend of how Wairaka saved her tribe.
It took me a while to make so I hope you like it.
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The legend of Wairaka
Once upon a time there was a woman called Wairaka, she was the daughter of Chief Toroa. The tribe was called the Ngati Awa tribe. When they got to land the men got off the boat to scout for food and fresh water while the woman stayed on board the Kanoe. Chief Toeroa was listening to birds chirping and sea birds squawking. The beach smelt like salt and flowers. The beach felt like sponges, wind was gushing into my face. The beach looked like paradise.
Suddenly a treacherous storm appeared out of nowhere! The boat rocked like a cruise ship in a storm. Wairaka felt confident because she is doing something risky. She also felt brave, wise, smart because she is doing something that is considered tapu but she is doing it to save her tribe.
The women weren't here to paddle and if a woman touched a paddle, that was considered Tapu (Sacred.)
But Wairaka knew something had to be done, so she picked up the paddle and said these words, “Kia Whakatane au i ahau”.
That mean’t “Let me act like a man.”
The waka is drifting towards jagged rocks and there were only women and children on board the waka. Children weren’t strong enough to lift the paddles. Rocking back and forth, the boat was about to capsize. “ We are going to die!” said the women and children.
There were no men on board the boat so they were definitely going to crash into the rocks.
The thunder growled like a lion waiting for its food. But the thunder was going away.
Wairaka put all her might into the paddle and pushed, the boat had made it on to land. Wairaka could hear cheering coming from her boat. “Hooray for Wairaka” said everyone.
Waves were still crashing onto the jagged rocks. But soon the storm died down. The men decided that it was a good place to live.
Now when you go to Whakatane (Act like a man), you can see a Wairaka statue standing on a rock.
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