Questions:
Look these words up in a dictionary and tell us what they mean:
calabash: any of various hard-shelled gourds, or the vine that bears such a gourd.
tempt: To entice or try to entice (someone) to do something unwise or wrong, as by promising pleasure or reward.
incantation: the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell
mere (Māori dictionary) : a short, flat weapon of stone, often of greenstone.
- This dictionary also tells you the synonyms of the word. (A synonym is a different word that has the same meaning). What are the synonyms for these words? Note: Sometimes words have more than one meaning! Look at the sentence it is used in and pick the meaning that makes more sense)
wily (But wily/crafty Te Wheke slipped out of his cage during the night and escaped.)
splintered (Wood splintered/chiped in his grip.)
shudder (With a tremendous shudder/shake, Te Wheke fell limp.)
grim (His face was grim/stern.)
mimicked ("Fine," mimicked/mocked Muturangi,)
Which parts of the story seem to be true? When they couldn't catch any fish and they found new Zealand when they were chasing fish (or an octopus).
Which parts of the story probably didn't happen in real life? When they were chasing the giant octopus because he was eating there food.
Describe Kupe in a few words. Brave, thoughtful (to his people not to the octopus), smart.
Describe Muturangi in a few words. greedy, realy smart, big.
How does this story try to explain how Kupe discovered New Zealand? He followed the giant octopus.
How could Kupe and Muturangi have solved their disagreement about Te Wheke? when they found New zealand they could have not killed Muturangi everyone could have come to New Zealand and left Muturangi at Hiwaiki.
