Monday, 14 November 2016

Ranginui and Papatuanuku

Ranginui and Papatuanuku

Ranginui the Earth Mother and Papatuanuku the Sky Father.
They didn’t separate but their children, one day they begged them to separate for a lot more room to run and play, but there parent couldn't let go of each other. So they got the other gods to help push them apart.
They all agreed but one brother the god of the winds did not want
Them to apart from each other, but they already pushed, but the the god of wind Told Papatuanuku the other gods plans so Papatuanuku went closer to Ranginui. but one of  the gods push with all his power, but he couldn't, so they all tried but they couldn't so they gave up
But they had forgot about Tane-Mahuta god of the forest, father of the birds and insects. He pushed and very slowly ranginui and papatuanuku pushed apart, there distance became so far for the first time all the children were standing and stretching their arms above their heads, but It was enough so tane-mahuta pushed again.
Atlast the gods could feel the sun on their face. Papatuanuku cried so much the gods got scared they thought they would slowly drown, so they pulled on their mother hair until she turned on her face then.
She curled up into a ball then his tears made the lake, rivers and the sea
In time mother earth and sky father forgave their children,
But wish to be in each other's arms again, Mother earth to this day still sends her love to Sky father out of the morning mist in the deepest valleys And sky father sends his love everyday as fresh ju drops
And the rain in the night unlikes his mother and father to this day is
Still angry every time you hear the wind go across your face and rattle your doors it is the god of wind making you remember.

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By Jacob Seamark

Peter Gossage Biography

Peter Gossage Biography

Peter Gossage was a wonderful author and illustrator that was born in  Remuera in Auckland on 22 october 1946, as child his nickname was gossy or mekon. All of his book were about Maori legends. His job was at an advertising agency working producing maori motifs for tv commercial was noticed by publisher, who Told him he should write a book so he did it was called how maui found his mother published in 1975. As a child Peter's mother and father inspired him. When he went school he was Academically excellent, until the fifth form. Then he  discovered beer and girls.



In his lifetime peter wrote and illustrated more than 20 books about maori legends, He also worked as a display artist at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and as a graphic designer and scenic artist at TV2.
In 2013, Peter was awarded the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book for How Maui Slowed the Sun.



Sadly  He died after an undisclosed illness on July 30, 2016 at the age of 69. it was heartbreaking for his whole family and NZ, Peter Gossage will be for remembered for writing and illustrating  great maori stories, his beautiful art and loving and kind mind  By Jacob Seamark

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