Rangi and Papa

We described a character from the story Rangi and Papa.

Rangi - the Sky Father

Rangi the sky father sat in the heavens torn apart from his beloved Papa the earth mother. Tane mahuta, the forest god had pushed and heaved apart his parents causing the dazzling sunlight to flood the earth. Rangi wept tears of rain down on the earth as he stared longingly at his precious Papa. Seeing his father so forlorn Tane decided to light up the sky. Tane mahuta spread a ruby cloak across Rangi’s side and took the saffron sun  and placed it at his back. Tane mahuta put the shining silver pearl moon at Rangi’s front. Tane mahuta gazed upwards and thought how sorrowful his father appeared at night. Tane placed his brothers children, the radant dazzling stars all over his father. Rangi and Papa still remain separated to this day lost loves, never to reunite.