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| Pohutukawa flower (N Z Christmas tree) |
It's been a silly week.
Or I should probably say a busy week.
Yesterday was the last day for youth group,
I organize and wrap their Christmas presents
then help to ferry kids to wherever their breakup is being held.
Tomorrow is the Sunday school break-up,
I help organize their prizes
and food for their
Christmas party.
And help set up the hall for said party.
Guess who volunteered to help at
a kids craft day as well?
And I am not a crafty person, gulp.
There have been several meetings for that,
and a prep day as well.
It'll all happen on Tuesday this week,
so that the mothers can have an extra day
shopping before Christmas, without the kids.
I'm not complaining, you understand,
but I will be pleased when it is Wednesday.
So just to relax a bit, and be a bit silly,
I'd like to share this New Zealand version
of a well known Christmas song with you.
I think you'll guess the tune.
A PUKEKO IN A PONGA TREE
On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A pukeko in a ponga tree
On the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
two kumera
And a pukeko in a ponga tree
On the third day of Christmas
....
and so on, until...
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Twelve piupius swinging
Eleven haka lessons
Ten juicy fish heads
Nine sacks of pipis
Eight plants of puha
Seven eels a swimming
Six pois a twirling
Five - big - fat - pigs !
Four huhu grubs
Three flax kits
Two kumera
And a pukeko in a ponga tree!
Kingi Ihaka
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| Ponga fern |
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| A summer Santa and two silly pukeko |
Have a great week, folks.
Blessings,
Diana
