Matariki

Tortara whanua has been learning about Matariki. Matariki is the time of year where you spend time with family and friends including Brothers, Sisters, Aunties, Uncles, Cousin, Nephews, Nieces even little babies even if they don't know what it is. Matariki is a time when you calabrate the Maori new year. People calabrate matariki by eating kai and spend time together.

In Totara we have been celebrating Matariki in lots of different ways. We wrote stories about Maori legends. My story is a retelling of Maui and The Fish.

I have been working on adding in detail to my story because detail keeps the reader hooked in. Something that I found challenging was getting the story written because I was away for a couple of days. I also find it tricky to get my sentences in order. I need to re read more of the stories I write to check the sentences I have written sound right and make sense.

     Maui and the fish

Maui’s four foster brothers were jealous of him because he had magical powers and he was better at doing everything. Maui’s four foster brothers planned to go fishing without him. Maui heard their plan so he snuck into the waka that they were going fishing on. When they got into the water Maui jumped out of his hiding place and his brothers were in shock. Maui said “ This is a terrible place to go fishing let’s go somewhere different”. Maui’s brothers were still shocked that he found out that they were going fishing without him. They paddled till dark. The brothers fall asleep but Maui was still paddling. Maui’s only light was marama the moon. Morning came Maui and his brothers were awake but found the place that was great to go fishing. His brothers still wanted revenge so they didn’t give him any bait so he sliced his nose a little bit and then wiped the blood on his jawbone hook. He span and span his hook around and around and into the ocean. He did not know that his hook was pulling up a whare and under that whare was a GIANT fish.He pulled and pulled and PULLED. Maui’s brother’s started to stab at the big fish because they were jealous and they wanted to eat the fish. Now the is dead and it the north Island and lot’s of mountain and valleys. That why the north Island is shaped like a sting Ray.