HAKA

by Tajon

Once, there was a man who was Maori. He was a strong man. His enemies wanted to kill him. 

He went to the chief’s house. The chief told him, ”Go and hide in my potato pit.” Te Rauparaha went into the potato pit. Then he heard enemies footsteps coming from outside. The enemies ran off and he came out of the potato pit. After that, Te Rauparaha went home and told his story to his people. They started to repeat his words, stamp their feet and do the haka. Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora! Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!