Animals
Birds
What are kiwi and eka?
Like rains of glittering dust
What were the fish like?
The sun.
What rose and set, rose and set?
Fairy laughter
What could be heard in the wet bush?
The head.
What part of the whale was the whale rider on?
Tuatara
What is the ancient lizard called?
Like a great door opening far away.
What did the thunder sound like?
The seeding. The Gifting. The blessing to come.
What were they waiting for?
Sweet perfumes
What did the forests send upon the eastern winds?
Small spears.
What did the whale rider fling?
Tarawhai
What is the name of the stingray?
Like a stairway to heaven.
What were the mountains like?
The dark shape.
What was rising, rising again?
Awesome singing
What was the sea filled with?
Dark brown.
What colour is the whale rider's skin?
They pranced at attention.
What did the seahorses do?
Like a sparkling glissando.
What was the fairy laughter like?
...atter & ...atter
What do clatter and chatter both end with?
Beyond the horizon.
Where was the Ancients' island kingdom?
"Let this spear be planted in the years to come, for there are sufficient spear already implanted. Let this be the one to flower when the people are troubled and it is most needed."
What was the whale rider's prayer?
Pigeons
What did some of the spears turn into?
Call me. Call me.
What does 'Karanga mai, karanga mai' mean?
Splendour.
What were his eyes shining with?