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Rona snatched up by the moon

Rona snatched up by the moon

Rona snatched up by the moon

In Māori myth Rona was carrying water in hue (water gourds), when the moon went behind a cloud, causing her to stumble. She cursed the moon, which snatched her up along with the gourds and a tree that she clung to. Māori were able to see her in the features of the moon.

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