Visual Mihi

A week ago we had to do a visual Mihi for school. Please don't comment on Mr Mystery Man's nose. I'm not good at drawing.

Why Mussel’s Are Black & Unloved

Why Mussel’s Are Black & Unloved

Once there was a shell named mussel. Mussel was the most beautiful shell in the sea. Mussel had layers upon layers of every color arranged to make beautiful patterns. One day Mussel meet Power a shell who was completely black and couldn’t blend in the light ochen which was full of sunlight. Power was the least loved creature in all the sea which made Power constantly angry. When Mussel saw power who was cooling of in seaweed, he laughed and gloated about his shell and insulted Power’s. Power attacked mussel. Fortunately Tangaroa who was relaxing in the watery sunshine heard what Mussel said and was swimming over when Power attacked him. Furious with his creations Tangaroa pulled them apart. Still angry Tangaroa grew twice his normal size & bellowed. “POWER, YOU HAVE ATTACKED SOMEONE WHEN WORDS COULD OF SOLVED YOUR PROBLEM! FOR THIS I BANISH YOU TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA THE ONE PLACE IN ALL THE OCEAN WHERE IT IS AS BLACK AS THE DARKEST NIGHT!” Roared Tangaroa. Tangaroa who was still angry and had heard the words that motivated Power to do such a horrible thing he then turned on to mussel. “MUSSEL YOU HAVE NEEDLESSLY PROVOKED POWER AND INSULTED HIM! FOR THIS YOU WILL GO TO TANE MAHUTA DOMAIN WHERE HE WILL SUCK ALL THE COLORS OUT OF YOUR SHELL ONE BY ONE!” And with a wave of his hand they both disappeared,but unfortunately for Tangaroa who in his anger had forgotten that Mussel was the keeper of the colored ocean and if the color was lost from his shell it would soon to be leave the ocean.

Mussel reappeared on land and found Tane Mahuta waiting for him. Tane Mahuta took a piece of magic greenstone and said to mussel, “I will first take the golden sunlight weaved so carefully into your shell and lighten the darkness so my children the trees do not have to grow so tall and take some to the kiwi bird so he may fell sunlight again.

Meanwhile in the ocean it was two days later and power whose eyes had just adjusted to the black when it suddenly got colder and darker but it was hard to tell, but up near the surface Tangaroa was talking to te aihe the leader of the dolphins in the sunlight when it suddenly went dark and cold. “What happened?” Asked Te Aihe. “I don’t know.” replied Tangaroa.

“I’m moving my brethren to shallower waters so we may keep our young warm.” said Te Aihe.

“Be warned Te Aihe that you will need air to survive in the sunlight when you were made in the deep.” said Tangaroa.

“A consequence I will take.” said Te Aihe.

Back in the forest Tane Mahuta had returned a week later & said to Mussel who his attempts to escape were shaking the earth so hard trees began falling down.

“Mussel.” Tane Mahuta began to start speaking “It is obvious that you want to return to the sea so the next color I will take is the blue of the sea and I will use it to color the rivers that led to the lakes in the forest.” and the blue in Mussels shell disappeared. Mussel shrieked and moved trying to get free therefor creating the biggest earthquake the earth had ever seen so big and powerful that Tāwhirimātea felt the shaking sent a tsunami in reply.

This caused Tangaroa to notice that when the sea came back it was green not blue. Getting scared he called on Power who befor he was banished was a loyal quester for Tangaroa. Power entered not sure what to expect.

“Power I need you to go on a quest for me.” said Tangaroa awkwardly.

“I will go my lord for I see now that I should not let my anger control me. What's the quest?” asked Power?

“The ocean is losing its color. I need you to find out why.” said Tangaroa. So Power searched deep & wide Shallow & Tall until he came across old fish Te Ika E Mohio Katoa.

“Oh Great One.” Started Power, “What is the sea losing it’s color and warmth?”

“When the color keeper losses it’s colors the ocean will to.” Replied Te Ika E Mohio Katoa.
“Where can I find the color keeper?” Asked Power.

“The Tsunamis are caused by his struggles to get to the sea to stop those you must bring him back. But it will be too late to save the colurs. We are nearly past turn back point! Tangaroa must appoint a new Color Keeper!” and with that Te Ika E Mohio Katoa turned back to his cave. When Power returned to the the throne room of Tangaroa he repeated what Te Ika E Mohio Katoa had said. Smiling he said to

Aihe,

“Bring back Mussel from the forest.” he then turned to Power. “Power” said Tangaroa with an air of suspense. “I grant you the colors of the sea onto your shell.” and every color of the sea appeared onto his shell. “It is your job to spread the colors into beautiful colors.” Power tried to speak but Tangaroa cut him of. “Power I now appoint you Color Keeper of the Sea but so the colors can never be robbed there will be a shell to protect you and the Colors.”

“I thank you Tangaroa-” but he was cut of by a scream of fury from mussel.

“Nooooooo” and Mussel attached Power but Tangaroa pulled them apart and spoke to Mussel.

“You will only have one color black but all the colors on the inside where no one can see to remind you of what you once were.

So that's why the only thing Mussels are used for is food but Power become shells of beauty and become the best jewelry ever so don’t hold anger or resentment in your heart and soul so you won't end up like Mussel a empty shell of what he once was.

Tim the Turtle

The soundly singing Turtle was singing away into the pitch black cold night bringing light and warmth into the deep dark depths of the ocean. He was a beautiful creature creature with jewels on his shell the size of Stingrays, ranging from sea green emeralds to sky blue sapphire. He was singing into the night when the jealous Oceanus who had been banned from singing because he would create Earthquakes whenever he sang cursed, Tim the Turtle so the top ½ of his shell would become an Island. Tim the Turtle would be cursed to sing for the end of his days but before he died he made the emeralds in his shell became trees and the sand that had collected become the sirens who will sing into the night bringing sailors to their doom. CRASH there goes another one & if you listen closely you will here Tim the Turtles daughters singing into the night bringing cold and darkness into the cold dark depths of the deep.