Kuri

                      Kuri

IALT:summarise a story I have just read

This story is about Kuris.

They are the dogs that the Polynesian Voyagers came to Aotearoa with.

They were bought over because they were to help to voyagers survive. Dogs were great hunters.

Chiefs also  kept them as pets.

Kuri were small,long haired,pointed ears and a strong jawline.

Sometimes  the Kuri fur were used for cloaks.

After pakeha arrived in Aotearoa the kuri  started to disappear.

The farmers were shooting them on sight so they wouldn't kill the sheep.

Eventually the Kuri died out and the domestic dog took over.

This is a story of Kuris who came over to New Zealand 2000 years ago.