The woman whose son was a taniwha
An edition of The woman whose son was a taniwha (2004)
a story from Rotorua
By Ronald Leonard Bacon
Publish Date
2004
Publisher
Waiatarua Publishing
Language
eng
Pages
16
Description:
A retelling of a Māori tale in which Te Ara-tukuktuku is told by her people to move away because her son is a taniwha. Te Ara-tukutuku gets angry and tells her son to punish them. Suggested level: junior, primary.
subjects: Floods, Maori (New Zealand people), Folklore, Taniwha
Places: New Zealand