Gillian Goulet

Kiwis

According to Māori legend, the kiwi was the only bird who agreed to live on the forest floor to eat the insects and save us from them. In this legend, Tanemahuta is walking through the forest with his brother Tanehokahoka. Tanemahuta explains to the birds that one of them needs to come down from the trees to save the people from the insects. All of the birds say they are too scared or that they don't want to, except for the kiwi, who agrees to sacrifice his wings and colourful feathers to save everyone.