A book about Pukekos which includes a Myth written by Room 2 at Opiki School, NZ

2. Contents
1- Cover picture by Sean (ArtRage on Smartboard)
3- How Pukeko turned blue– a myth written by Mishayla,
Phillip and Mitchel W.
12-13 Map of Pukeko’s journey
14- How Pukeko Turned Blue– A comicbook myth by Sean,
Graeme and Gus
16- How Pukeko turned blue– a playscript written by Connie,
Renee and Kate.
18- How Pukeko Turned Blue– A comicbook myth written by
Tristan, Ethan and Gus.
21- Pukeko Facts 1 – by Oliver
24– Pukeko Collage of pictures
25- Pukeko facts 2 – by Connie
29- Pukeko Quiz
30- Word search
31- Pukeko Images Mosaic
32- Poster about saving your hearing.
33- Poster about saving your eyes.
Included on the CD:
• How Pukeko turned blue– an animated movie produced by
Sasha, Sebastian and Zach
• How Pukeko Turned Blue– an animated movie by Sam R,
Moses and Jett
• How Pukeko turned blue– an oral retelling of a mythical
story written and recorded by Isabella, Sam W and
JayeJay
34- Back Cover picture by Oliver and Rene
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3. Oliver
Written by Opiki Room 2
Illustrated by various Room 2 artists
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4. In the beginning Pukeko was
white. He was very greedy and
stole food from the other birds
and animals.
Morgan
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5. Ethan
One day Pukeko was walking
through the swamp when he saw
a beautiful butterfly. He was
jealous.
“What a colourful butterfly. I
wish I was that pretty,” said
Pukeko.
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6. Pukeko carried on walking
through the swamp and saw a
tui.
“What a beautiful tui. I wish
I was that fancy,” said
Pukeko.
Sean
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7. Pukeko carried on walking and
looked up and saw the bright
blue sky.
“What a lovely colour. I wish I
was that bright,” said Pukeko.
“I know I will fly up and steal
it.”
Jett
Pukeko flew as high as he could
but he couldn’t reach it because
he wasn’t a good flier.
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8. Sebastian
Pukeko
sulked
and
carried
on walking. He came upon a
puddle in the swamp and saw
the blue sky reflected in it.
“The blue is in the water. I can
paint myself blue with this,”
said Pukeko.
Pukeko grabbed a feather,
dipped it in the water and
painted his feathers blue but
he couldn't reach his bottom so
it stayed white!
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9. Rangi, God of the sky, saw
what Pukeko had done and was
CROSS that he had stolen his
blue. So he decided to teach
him a lesson.
“I will boil up the water in the
puddle so that when Pukeko
returns he will burn himself!”
rumbled Rangi.
Moses
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10. The next day when Pukeko
jumped into the puddle. He
burnt his legs and his beak so
badly they turned red. Pukeko
felt sorry for himself and went
to hide in the long grass and
flax.
Rene
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11. Zach
So that is why Pukeko has blue
feathers, a white bottom, red
legs and beak and why he stays
out of the water but keeps to
the banks.
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25. By Connie
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29. Q1. What did Pukeko think about the tui?
A. It was beautiful
B. It was musical
C. It was colourful
D. It was brave
Q2. Who wrote the play script?
A. Gus, Sam E and Zach
B. Connie, Renee and Kate
C. Sam R, Sam E and Sam W
D. Chantaye, Jett and Tristan
Q3. How tall do Pukekos grow?
A. 20cm
B. Chicken sized
C. 50 cm
D. Goose sized (80cm)
Q4. What do Pukekos eat?
A. Cats and dogs tails
B. Plants and insects
C. Chocolate Cake and ice cream
D. Frogs and small birds
Answers on page 28
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30. Answers to quiz on page 27:
Q1. A Q2. B Q3. B and C Q4. B and D
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