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Friday 22 December 2017

Activity 1 - Week 1: 3 Facts about Maui

Maui punched his nosed so hard that blood came out. Maui used the blood for the bait and threw it out to sea. The hook that he used was the jawbone of a ancestor that Murirangawhenua had given to him. Maui's line sunk down to the bottom of the ocean, down into the depths of Tangaroa and the bait was taken instantly. Maui is the youngest brother but he was only one not afraid when his line caught and the waka started to speed across the ocean. Maui caught a big fish and brought it back to the village. The brothers were very greedy and started to make gullies and mountains from the fishes flesh. When time went on and thousands of years passed, the mountains became the landscape of Aotearoa as we see it present on this day. Maui's fish became known as the north island and Maui's canoe of the south island.

1 comment:

Ruby SLJ said...

Hi Sam,

My name's Ruby and I'm one of the people who will be blogging with you during the Summer Learning Journey this summer. It's great to see that you have made a start on these activities!

This is a great retelling of the story! Did you enjoy the story? I know I did.
Maui's brothers were very mean in this story. I think they were being mean because they were jealous of Maui and his skills.

Have you read any other Maui stories? There is a really good one about Maui and the sun. Here is the link if you are interested in reading it:

http://eng.mataurangamaori.tki.org.nz/Support-materials/Te-Reo-Maori/Maori-Myths-Legends-and-Contemporary-Stories/How-Maui-slowed-the-sun

Let me know what you think!
Cheers,
Ruby.

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