Fairies

Illustrated by Alice Larcombe

Kira Lees and Emma Quin.

Written by Alice Croucher and

Kira Lees

Pick your Story

Would you like to follow

Kahukura and the Sea

Fairies?(page 1)

Or would you like to

follow Ruru and the

Green Fairies?(page 9)

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Kahukura

Kahukura was a young Maori Chief

who had big dreams for tribe(family

and friends that live together).

Should Kahukura follow (page 3) the

dreams or ignore (page 6) them?

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FollowKahukura decided to follow his dreams. He said to his tribe that he would be away for a long time, and he would bring something special back for them. He told them to watch, and wait for his return. Kahukura set out on his journey to the north.

He walked all day and night. Finally he heard singing and saw little yellow lights on the beach. He found Sea Fairies hauling massive nets of fish onto the beach. Instantly he knew that he had to bring a net home for his tribe.

Does he ask the fairies (page 5) for a net, or try to trick them (page 4)?

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Trick

Kahukura saw the fairies weaving flax with fish on. He stepped in and started helping, but he didn’t

tie the knots at the end. A fairy came over to help.

He kept not tying the knot. Another fairy came

over to help him again. This happened again and again. Finally the sun came up. The fairies

screamed in terror and jumped back into their

canoe, because they didn’t want to vanish in the

morning sun. In their rush they left their nets.

Kahukura took them back to his tribe. His tribe

now could eat many, many fish and were very

happy.

Well Done! You have followed the real legend! 4

AskKahukura walked over to the fairies. He

asked the fairies if he could take a net

back to his tribe. The sea fairies did not

speak his language, they were frightened

and knew he was a traitor. They screamed

in their own strange language, gathered

their nets and fish and ran back into their

canoe. They paddled away and Kahukura

never had the dreams again.

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Ignore

Kahukura decided to ignore his dreams

and carry on running his tribe. He still

had the dreams, but he knew he had to

run his tribe, and make sure that

everyone was alright.

Do you want a very sad (page 8)

ending or a just plain sad

(page7)ending?

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Very SadThe tribe could only catch one fish at a time so the tribe slowly starved. After a few years the tribe died out. Kahukura never realised that if he followed his dream he would of found a solution, that not only would help his tribe, but with fishing in future.

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Just plain sad

Kahukura still had the dreams. He thought if

he talked about it with his wife it might go

away. His wife got worried about him. She

listened to his thoughts and decided to ask

him to step down from chief. He

agreed, but the dreams didn’t go away.

The dreams drove him crazy and he ran

away. No one ever saw him again.

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Ruru

Once a long time ago, there was a man

named Ruru. He was married to the prettiest

woman in the tribe. The chief said that if

Ruru wanted to keep his wife he had to do

something for the tribe. Ruru decided the

best thing to do was to catch some food.

Should he go hunting(page 14), or fishing

(page 11)?

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Fishing

Ruru decided to fish for tuna. He travelled far from

the tribe. Here was a big river, perfect for catching

tuna. Ruru set his traps there. After he set his traps

he heard a giggle. He looked up and he saw

green fairies all above him. They took him away

and locked him up and covered him in green

moss.

Do you want a happy (page 12) or a sad (page

13) ending?

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Happy

Ruru’s wife was very unhappy. The chief asked Ruru’s

wife to marry him. She refused, so the chief decided

to use his magic to get Ruru back. He went into the

forest, did his magic and sang songs. He fell asleep

in the middle of the forest. When he woke up he saw

a man covered in moss standing above him. The

chief was alarmed and went to run away, but then

the man assured him that he was Ruru. The chief took

Ruru back to the tribe, and washed the moss off.

Well Done! You have followed the real legend!

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Sad

Ruru waited and waited for years.

He got cloaked in moss and all his

hair fell out. Finally the moss grew

all over his face and he suffocated

and died. Ruru’s wife married the

chief and was very happy. No one

ever missed, worried or thought

about Ruru ever again.

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Hunting

Ruru decided that the best thing

was to go hunting. He got his spear

and set out into the bush.

Do you want a happy (page

15) or a sad (page 16)

ending?14

HappyRuru found a boar, stuck in a trap.

He walked over to it and threw his

spear in between its ribs. He undid

the trap, pulled the boar over his

shoulders, and took it back to the

tribe. The tribe was very happy and

so was Ruru. He also

got to keep his beautiful wife.

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SadRuru found a perfect spot in the forest.

He kept walking, to find a boar. Ruru

heard a noise behind him. A boar was

charging at him and there was no way

out!

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