Rangi and Papa：why it rains
    This is a story of the beginning of time.It is popular in New Zealand.
    In the （1）

beginning

beginning

（begin），the world was empty and everything was cold and dark.It was always night and there （2）

were

were

（be）no living things.
    Then（3）

the

the

God of the Night made two huge beings（生命體） Rangi， "Father Sky，" and Papa， "Mother Earth."
    Rangi and Papa filled the whole world （4）

with

with

their love for each other and had many children.Each of those children （5）

became

became

（become）a god.
    However，the children were not so happy.Rangi and Papa were too huge.The sunlight could not reach their（6）

children's

children's

（child） caves（山洞），so they had to live in the dark.
    The children met and discussed what they could do to separate （7）

their

their

（them） parents.But none of the gods could move them.
    At last，the God of the Forest used all the power he had.He pushed Rangi to the right （8）

and

and

Papa to the left.At last，the darkness went away.
    Father Sky and Mother Earth felt so sad to be alone without each other.Rangi began to cry.His huge tears went down his face and became the （9）

first

first

（one） rain to fall on Earth.
    To this day，each time it rains，people remember （10）

how

how

sad Rangi was.