The Wreck of the Delaware

Many, many years ago there was a lady called Huria. She woke up and looked out the window. She heard sudden cries from a ship. She got Hemi and Hohepata from the pa. All night the sailors had been struggling to get the boat to safety. The boat was getting closer and closer to the rocks. A brave man called Henry Squirrell wanted to get the boat safe. He tied a rope to his middle. He got slammed against the rocks. The crew pulled him up. They thought he was dead. One of the crew called Skeet could speak Maori. He called out to the people from the pa, “Throw a rope.” The people from the pa threw a rope and got the ship. A crew mate climbed the roe. Soon the guy was tired so Huria got him. That happened all the time. The last one off was Captain Baldwin. He took a last look at Henry and decided he was dead so he climbed the rope and it snapped. Huria jumped into the water and got him.
An hour later the people from the pa saw Henry crying for help. At that moment the boat smashed and Henry was dead.
Huria and Hemi got a gold or silver watch and that is hoe Huria helped the Delaware.