The watering hole of the mighty tigers

  The watering hole of the mighty tigers

One time in the deep dark watering hole two mighty tigers laid there drinking water. Tiger 1 who Joined the other roared as loud as he could.

They were in a city called Mumbai, India there wasn’t much water that they could drink to survive. They were thinking what would happen if somebody caught them?

Because they had heard all the machines working and the men calling in the distance. They would get killed some people will want to take their skins and make medicine out of it but that’s what tiger 1 thought.

To the tigers it sounded like the humans were always fighting each other, They could not hear anything but only the people trading money and laughing, shouting and the strange smells of their cooking.

The animals had their own problems now caused by the humans, now they were too busy fighting over food and space to live.

The Indian town was quite one day they were still drinking the water from the water hole. It was not deep anymore it was almost empty and would not last any longer unless they found more water. Their habitats are being destroyed and there little water hole was way too little and becoming muddy brown.

Many animals around them wanting water too. There were baby tigers frogs and chimps and all kinds of jungle animals gathered round. There were  these dry things out on the dessert part of India  and there was also dry grass all along the dessert the habitat had become dry.

All of a sudden Tiger 1 and Tiger 2 had, had enough of staying here, so when it hit dawn the tigers left the water hole in a rush. Their feet brang up heaps of dust finally reaching another part of asia that had better jungle and forests for them to live in. Thats where they had been thinking of going and they found this really nice place in the wild with heaps of space and water and food and then they started their life in asia and they lived there forever.

                                   By Lara Holmes

The Watering Hole: A collection of interpretations

The Watering Hole: By Graeme Base ( a picture book )

We have been creating narratives based on the image of two tigers drinking from a pool.
We decided to take the perspective of the tiger and write from its viewpoint.

Here's the problem, their habitat is being destroyed by human encroachment and development. The tigers have a choice either fight or flee. These are their stories.

By Hub 8

The Blue Tongue Skink

The Blue Tongue Skink

Introduction

Blue Tongue  Skinks Live In Australia And New Guinea.The habitats Are forests,grasslands,rainforests and Deserts. Blue Tounge Skinks eat snails,worms,fruit and flowers.

The babies only hatch from soft shelled eggs from inside its mother.

Protection

The Blue Tongue Skink sticks out it's tongue to protect itself from predators.

A blue-tongued skink spends most of the day searching for food. When a predator threatens a skink, the lizard puffs up its body to look bigger.

At the same time, it opens its mouth and hisses while sticking out its bright blue tongue. The lizard puffs up its body to look bigger. At the same time, it opens its mouth and hisses while sticking out its bright blue tongue. 

The sudden flash of colors may surprise and confuse the predator just long enough for the skink to run away.

By Esmae

I love cats!

Should cats get executed? No way! What would it be like if there were no cats in the world? I strongly believe that cats should remain in New Zealand and for people to have them in their homes.

Firstly, cats are peaceful animals for us. They are always quiet in the house and they never want to go and play outside. Cats just like to sit on your lap and watch T.V.

Secondly, cats are very cute because they always look at you with their big, fat, round eyes. They have a lot of fur that is very fluffy that also makes people fall in love with them.

Finally, some cats like to have nice quiet time with their owner/s and they love to hug them and roll all over them. Cats love to keep their owner/s nice and warm at night by snuggling up to them.

Therefore cats should not get executed from New Zealand because they are cute, fluffy, and peaceful. Could you imagine the world without cats?

Written By Sophia Rose Lafaialii

We should have cats! By Thomas and Sam

We strongly believe cats should be allowed as pets in New Zealand. Some people may think cats are lame and some people will think that they are cool. We don't like them but we still want people to have them because some people like cats and it is unfair for them.  

Firstly we think Gareth Morgan is so silly because he thinks he can ban cats. But some of us think he can ban cats because they are just cats.  Cats may be harmful but they still have the right to be alive and live. Most people in New Zealand love cats. There is no point of taking all of the cats away just for a few people.   

Secondly we think cats should be allowed as pets because they can be a companion for a human.  Cats do not intend to hurt you. It because they think you are going to hurt them or they are scared because you are bigger  than them. thats why they scratch people  they  don't  mean to they just are

If  you  kill all cats in New zealand  they won't   be  able to be the  most  popular pets in New zealand. Then the dogs will be the most  popular pets in New Zealand.  Then you won't  believe  that cats were real  then we won't have memory  of cats and what is the point of  having cats if you just kill them. thats not fair for them to be extinct then they will get angry at you and scratch you.

Therefore I think that cat should stay in New Zealand. Some cats look very cute. Especially kittens they are very cute. They are even better than dogs. Because you can't let dogs off a leash. But sometimes cats come to other houses and will do poos. That is why cats should not be banned from New Zealand.  

By Thomas and Sam

Cats!

I strongly believe that there should be no cats in New Zealand. Here are my reasons why they should be banned from New Zealand forever.

Firstly, I believe that cats are stupid and murder birds everywhere. It starts off when you get your fluffy cat. It is so cute and cuddly for the next few days. Then it brings in its first dead bird and is very proud of itself, you on the other hand scream  and are  very angry and chuck the murderer outside. That night he never comes back you get worried this can put pressure on you. That night he meows very loudly with the other cats.

Secondly they are stupid and not smart. I have a dog so you see  why I do not like cats. A cat lives across the road from  us and he hops onto the fence and tempts fate with my dog. This ends up with neighbours getting very grumpy because of the barking, the cat also tries to sneak into our house. Once we had a cat who just sat around and did poops everywhere. This was annoying, he never came outside just sat inside each day.  He also popped inside because he was too lazy to go outside.

Finally cats  can be very naughty when it comes to behaviour. They can look at mirrors and touch them ,they might fall over and break things. They can jump around and knock over pots and pieces.  Cats can also be wild and stalk you, this might be very frightening and could scare young children . Also cats can carry rabies this is a deadly disease that can be caught from an animal bite, cats are one of the animals.  

In conclusion I say we should ban all cats from New Zealand as they can be violent and naughty. New Zealand is the best cat lovers in the world so this might cause riots in the campaign in trying to get rid of all cats.

By Freddie Clarke - Watson

We should have cats!

I strongly believe that we should NOT get rid of cats

They help people calm down like a stress ball, but fluffier, softer and cuter. Its pretty weird when you just pat a cat, you get this weird calming effect, so you wont get angry at something that you were angry at.

Secondly it's cruel to get rid of our cat's because maybe some of the owners will be sad about losing their cat's. It might be chaos in New Zealand if we get rid of all our cat's. They might make signs that say's we want our cat's back!

Cats are cute, and we might have the most cat's in the world. When we get rid of them then you suddenly want them back it would take a long time to find some cat's to breed baby cats. It would take a LONG time to get them to an adult cat. Half of our houses in New Zealand have AT LEAST one cat to play or pat.

That's why I don't want to get rid of cats in New Zealand.

     By Matthew

Cats should not be in New Zealand

I think we should get rid of cats.

Firstly we should get rid of cats because they are lazy and loud. Also it is very annoying when little cats growl at you, when you do something at them. Plus some cats carry some diseases that might kill you or make you sick. Also lots of students in hub eight are very angry about homeless cats coming around their houses. I think that is bad because cats that have diseases might spread around theirs house.

Secondly we should get rid of cats because when you are not home they just go in your fridge and take stuff. I think that is dumb cats eating your food, sometimes they might go in your draw and take your clothes out. Even your cups they will break them or just chuck them on the ground and crack them.

Thirdly we should get rid of cats because they are nasty. Some little children get scratched or bitten by them.

Therefore we should get rid of cats for good.

By Kaea

I think cats should be allowed in new zealand

I think cats should be allowed in New Zealand because half of New Zealand has cats as their family pet.

Firstly cats are mostly harmless because they like pats, scratches and cuddles. They also just want a lot of love. Sometimes they go stray because they don't get the love they want. For example my cat Pearl just sits around mostly on mum and dads bed just waiting for us to get home and come up stairs to give her some loving. Pearl loves scratches.

Secondly it would be unfair to all the cat lovers in New Zealand if the cats had to be taken away and be sent or put down somewhere. Also they are cute and cuddly. Cats kill pests like rats and mice that might kill more native things than cats.

Thirdly cats are cute and they are more likely to be cute and cuddly then stray and bad at playing. Also they are very nice. Cats don't bite as much as dogs do and how many cat attacks have you heard about on TV lately?

That is why I think cats should stay in new zealand.

By Ashton

Colour Poem By Dasha

Black

I am night black and a nightmare,

I am a black box full of equipment.

The black suit and black hair of an adult,

A children's enemy, evil as can be.

My life means death and sadness in the world.

I was once a white coat but now a nightmare cape,

never white again I shall be. I shall stay black forever,

I am dull, empty and never happy.