The Hangi (Recount)

Quickly Auahi* flooded,the massive white cloud erupted out of an old rusted black barrel. Bright colorful vegetables, kumara, riwa*, paukena* and kapeti* had developed a smoky crisp coating, to hide it's ancestry. Anxiously, wahie* and tangata*quickly rushed between places, maintaining the meal. Blasting down, the sun and the meal melted me and also left me sweating. Trembling, my stomach begged for the food like a starving caged animal. Drifting away, the auahi* left a terrible stench.

(Auahi)=Smoke

(Riwi)=Potato

(Paukena)=Pumpkin

(Kapeti)=Cabbage

(Tagata)=Man

(Wahine)=Women