Today in LS2 we learnt about pourquoi storys and what the purpose a Pourquoi story serves. We were given the topic of “Why Maungarei sleeps” and create a Pourquoi story explaining why by using a type of story that is also known as myths or legends which is what a Pourquoi story is. We filled out framework to help us write our Pourquoi storys and then put it all together to get the finished product. This is my story below.
Many generations ago when dinosaurs left footprints on the earth, there lived joyful and gorgeous mountain warriors who kept the land safe from bad spirits like Whiro-te-tipua the god of evil, darkness and death. Until this one maunga, named Maungarei, known amongst the other maunga as Maungarei the mighty mountain warrior, let her own anger and rage take over her emotions. She let out an almighty roar every time she fought with the other maunga. This made them not only fear her, but also want to stay away from her.
It was another day, after Maungarei finished her little angry fit she realised that she had become lonely.
“Guys? Where are you all going?”she asked, confused.
“You’re really scary Maungarei so we don’t want to be with you anymore,”admitted the bravest of the other maunga.
“Wait! Don’t leave me alone! I don’t like being by myself. I thought we were friends, I promise I won’t be mean anymore!”she exclaimed, afraid that they were leaving her.
“Sorry Maungarei, we just don’t like you anymore. Haere ra!” a maunga waved her on as they all began to leave. Each one ignoring her pleas and never looking back.
Maungarei watched all the other maunga of Tāmaki Makaurau drift into the distance. She was overcome with guilt and despair. Maungarei looked around hoping this was all a joke and they would come back to her, since her biggest fear was being by herself. A sense of hopelessness washed over her. She knew there was nothing she could do that could stop the distance getting wider. Defeated, she finally laid down and her volatile volcanic core soon subsided forcing her into the long rest we see her taking today.
I created this photo using the generative AI feature on Adobe express. I experimented with many prompts and chose this one because I think it suits my story the best and I also like it the most out of all of the other recommendations. I think this is a very cool feature to use on Adobe since it is very helpful for people who need some help with creating images or even templates!