Legend of the Kiwi

Täne, the God of the _________________ taught the birds to sing so that the forest would be filled with ________________ song. In those days the kiwi could sing and __________________ but he liked to feast on all the worms and _________________ and soon grew too fat and lazy to fly with the other birds. He grew so heavy his wings were __________________ and his joyful song changed to a ________________call. The kiwi felt the growing ____________________ of the other birds. Soon he was spending all his time on the forest ____________________, eating and sleeping. Time passed. The kiwi became a bird of the ______________, hiding in the dark places where the other birds could not see him. To this day, the kiwi lives in the dark and sleeps during the __________________ light of day.