The Legend of Hatupatu and the Bird-woman - (Te Ao Hou - No. 53 December 1965)

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The Legend of Hatupatu and the Bird-woman - (Te Ao Hou - No. 53 December 1965)

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Te Ao Hou

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When Hatupatu was hunting one day for birds in the forest, he met a woman who was spearing birds for herself. This woman had wings on her arms, and claws instead of fingers. Her lips were long and hard and pointed, like a bird's beak, and she was using them as a spear. Now the woman speared a bird with her lips, but just at the same moment Hatupatu...

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December 1965

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Maori Affairs Department

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