Tawnia the Island Uni

     What is that, glinting in the sand?

     Could it be something really grand?

     Perhaps it was a diamond, or a crown;

     So many treasures were waiting to be found!

     Tawnia the Uni galloped from left to right,

     Picking up anything that shone bright.

     The other Unis all shook their heads,

     “Look at Tawnia; she’s got to be mad!”

     This Island Uni did not mind the mud,

     Trotting joyfully into the flood.

     Other Unis thought that she was odd,

     Still through the surf, she trod and trod.

     One day she set about her usual task,

     When she knocked into a wooden mask.

     Using her hooves she dug it out,

     She examined the treasure that she had found.

     A strange find it was, that much she could tell;

     She decided it was an item that she would sell.

     By the beach Tawnia set up her stand,

     And waited patiently in the sand.

     Not long after, a Techo came by,

     “That is quite the mask, oh my, oh my!”

     He took out his wallet with a glint in his eye,

     “Aren’t you glad that I passed by?”

     He offered her an irresistible deal;

     Tawnia ignored how uneasy this made her feel.

     She now had Neopoints to last the whole year,

     It should make her smile from ear to ear!

     A hurricane ravaged Mystery Island that very night,

     The violent wind caused Tawnia to take flight.

     Her wings unfurled and she soared into the sky,

     Then Techo Mountain caught her eye.

     Tawnia had found the hurricane’s source;

     The tempest continued with tremendous force.

     Tawnia could not let this go on for the rest of the night,

     So the brave island Uni swooped down to fight.

     The masked Techo appeared, grabbing her neck;

     This was her chance to take the mask back!

     Into the gale she flew like a lightning bolt,

     Giving them both a great big jolt.

     Down they plummeted, into the ground;

     Bruised and unconscious was how Tawnia was found.

     When the Island Uni finally did awake,

     She ruefully apologised for her mistake.

     Jhuidah, who found her, gently shook her head no,

     “How was anyone supposed to know?

     In fact, it was very brave of you to take that fall;

     Your courage truly saved us all!”