Long ago kiwi was high in the trees. He had beautiful wings. He had friends; Pulelo, Kakapo, Bellbird, Tui, Fantail, Morepork, Tomtit, Cuckoo and Tane Mahuta. Then a terrible thing happened to the forest. There was a plague of insects and Tane called down all of the birds. He said toall the birds, Could you please come down to the floor and eat the bugs?” They said, “No,” but Kiwi said, “Yes I will because I love the forest.”
Tane called the birds again. He told Tui, “You will now wear the white feather of shame, and Pukeko, you will now live in the swamp.” Bellbird’s eyes filled up with tears. Tane said, “You have touched my heart. Now you will only sing when the sun touches the bush.”
Nothing has changed. Kiwi still lives on the ground.
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