Koro's Gift

Koros Gift

Moko and his father drove to Koro’s house in Wainuiomata. Koro said he had something very special to show him.
At first, Moko ran to the door and was very excited when he looked through the glass door. He saw a bone carving lying on Koro’s tummy. Moko  rang the doorbell and Koro woke with a fright. Koro grabbed hold of the bone carving. He answered the door and said, “Kia ora  Moko. Have you come to stay with old koro?’’
“Yes I have come to stay with you for two whole weeks.’’  
Moko  was  thinking of a way to ask Koro if he could  wear the bone carving. When Moko finally fell asleep, he had a dream that the bone carving would get stolen.
 “ Argh!”
Koro came rushing .
“The bone carving has gone”
“No, no Moko. I don’t wear it at night. Go back  to sleep and get a good rest."
The next morning, Koro and Moko had breakfast and went down stairs to the basement. Moko saw lots of Maori greenstone and  bone carvings.
Koro gave a bone carving to Moko. It looked  just like Koro’s carving but smaller . Koro handed the carving to Moko and Moko thought to himself,  “Was this the one  he was saving for our family?” 
Moko didn't ask ,he just knew that he trusted him and only him.