Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Retold by Wairoa School

This is the Kapiti Plain, all fresh and green
from the African rains.
 One year, it stopped raining.

The grass turned brown, and the animals had to leave so that they could find food
and water somewhere else.

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A big grey cloud was above the Kapiti Plain, but it still did not rain.
Touch the cloud to hear it rumble.
 The cows on the Kapiti Plain were hungry.
They asked the sky to rain by saying "moo! moo! moo!"
Touch the cow to hear it moo.
This is Ki-pat who watches his herd while standing on one leg like a big stork
bird.

A herd is a big group of

cows.
An eagle flew over Ki-pat and his herd of cows. It dropped a
feather.
The feather gave Ki-pat an idea.
He decided to use the feather to make a bow and arrow.

Can you make a paper

arrow?
 Ki-pat pointed his bow and arrow to the big grey cloud and BOOM!

It began to storm. Thunder, lightning and rain all came down on the Kapiti
Plain!
Hooray! The grass began to turn green again. The cows were happy because they
had food again. All the animals began to return to the Kapiti Plain.

Can you name the different animals that returned to the Kapiti
Plain?
Ki-pat is still looking after his herd of cows with his wife and his child. He knows just
what to do to make sure that it rains on the Kapiti Plain.
Thank you for listening to Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain,
a traditional story from Kenya in Africa.

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story.