In the beginning Rangi the father had red eyes. He was strong. He had tatoos, patterns and shapes on his arms. Papa the mother is brown like the earth. Brown as the soil.
Soon they had kids. They were named Tu, Tane, Tawhirmatea, Tangaroa, Haumia and Rongo.
The kids were sick of their parents because they didn't like being in the dark. They decided to split up their parents. Every kid tried but they could not split them up.
Tane tried. He put his feet up and pushed his parents apart. The children were very happy because they were in the light, not the dark.
Tane turned into the God of the forest. Tangaroa became the God of the sea. Tu was the God of man and war. Tawhirimatea became the God of the wind and storms. Haumai was the God of wild foods and uncultivated foods and Rongo was the god of peace and agriculture.
The Maori say when it rains it is Rangi the sky father crying for Papa.
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