Sky Stories
by Apirana Taylor
Episodes
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- Beyond the Jellymite Clouds
- An out-of-this-world crazy tale about a little girl and a little green spaceman called Zeb. (duration: 12′57″)
- Climbing the Vine
- A fantastic tale written with a magic pen by a boy climbs a vine to the sky. (duration: 11′45″)
- Freedom Flight
- Two beautiful kites have been locked away in a stuffy cupboard. At last they are allowed to fly free. (duration: 8′52″)
- Jimmy's Starship
- Sick of building boats that sink, Jimmy builds an aeroplane to fly to the Amazon (duration: 11′29″)
- Marama Whoppa and the Butterfly Cookies
- A delightful tale about greed, honesty and learning to dance like a butterfly. (duration: 11′22″)
- Rangi Roimata
- Nan loses her taonga. A cloud visits Tawai the grandaughter and tells her where to find it. (duration: 11′00″)
- Secrets
- Kowhai and Jemima keep a tiny fairy with a broken wing in a tiny box in the shed. (duration: 13′28″)
- The Project
- When Mrs Herewini gives him a book of Maori legends, Mana finds out the exciting worlds you can travel to in books. (duration: 9′36″)
- The Star Boy
- Tamarau dreams of star people that visit him at night. He discovers his dreams are real and he is himself a star. (duration: 12′02″)
- The Wind Children
- Three young children walk together to school every morning. The youngest, Tama is deaf but one day he hears a tui speak to him. (duration: 11′54″)
Credits
Sky Stories is performed by Apirana Taylor, Tina Cook, Jamie McCaskill, Miriama Ketu, Rosemary Rangitauira, Darcy Edwards, Charlie Leaf, Rawiri Waru, Ana Tapiata, Carla Gray, Maraea Rakuraku, Duncan Smith, and Prue Langbein.
Music and live sound effects by Miriama Ketu, Apirana Taylor and Ella Marsh
Song by Apirana Taylor - performed by Miriama Ketu
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About the Author
Apirana Taylor was born in Wellington, of Te Whanau a Apanui, Ngati Porou and Ngati Ruanui descent. He has written short stories, children’s stories, criticism and a novel, He Tangi Aroha (1993). He is also an actor and playwright, and was a prominent member of the Maori theatre cooperative Te Ohu Whakaari. Sky Stories follows his popular series Sea Stories which also featured on Radio New Zealand.