Rata And The Totara Tree Review.

WALT: interpret figurative language and its effect on a text.

The Rata and the Totara Tree I read was retold by Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira. The genre in her version was fiction. The key things she shared was that ceremonies and rituals had to be properly performed to ask for the God’s permission. This story is about a man named Rata who was commanded by his chief to build a large canoe so his people can voyage. After Rata looked and looked for the tallest tree he finally came across a large Totara tree. He ordered the men with him to cut it down. The Next day it was back up not a scratch. It’s like as if it hasn’t even been touch.