Across
- 2. The legendary figure from whose time Old Man Mountain had stood
- 6. The praise Hinewhaitiri earned for the whole plan
- 8. Old Man ___ offered to judge the young ones
- 10. Torrential ___ swamped the village below
- 12. The word that follows “hui” in the name of the storm gathering
- 13. A sign that tells the children it’s time to go; latecomers were left behind if they missed it
- 14. The season when the spectacular gatherings took place
- 15. Hinewhaitiri suggested widening these so they wouldn’t overflow
- 16. How Hinewhaitiri felt after her weak clap made everyone laugh (very embarrassed)
Down
- 1. The people who fled at first, then felt extremely grateful
- 3. Fork ___ set trees ablaze
- 4. The unpredictable sea ___ could change at any moment
- 5. The chief who explained that the storm happened every year
- 7. A gathering or meeting in te reo Māori
- 9. The wreckage she cleared away from the village
- 11. The girl who loved roaming the sky with the elemental children
- 12. What Old Man Mountain said the lightning and thunder felt like
- 17. Two double claps of this were the signal to gather