The Fish Of Maui
Maui had magical powers and was much better at everything than his four brothers Roto, Mua, Pae, and Taha. They planned to go fishing the next day but they had not told Maui. They were jealous and didn’t want Maui to come. Early next morning Maui hid in the bottom of his brother’s waka. When his brothers were ready to fish, Maui noticed that they were in a bad fishing spot so Maui leapt out of his hiding place and he said, “This isn’t a good fishing place”. Maui took control over the waka and headed south. After a long time they finally stopped at a place that Maui decided was a good place to fish. He needed bait and asked his brothers, “Can I have some bait?” “No Maui! ”, the brothers replied. So Maui smacked himself in the nose to get his own blood to use as bait. Maui got his magical jawbone and he spun his jawbone around as fast as a taiaha. He threw his magical jawbone into the water and waited until he caught something. Then he felt a huge tug on the line. He heaved and tugged and he pulled up a giant fish that become the North Island. Maui told his brothers to not whack the fish or they would damage it. He had to go the head of the fish to get his jawbone. He got his magical jawbone and ran back but the flatfish turned into mountain ranges and hills because his brothers were jealous and they whacked and cut up the fish. The giant fish became the North Island of New Zealand and Maui’s waka became the South Island.
The End
Retold by Caleb and Billy
Kia ora Caleb
ReplyDeleteWell done for completing this work with Billy. I enjoyed reading your retelling of this legend. I liked the way you used a simile in your line. " Maui got his magical jawbone and he spun his jawbone around as fast as a taiaha." Using similes makes your writing entertaining to read and I could just imagine Maui swinging the magical jawbone around. I love the artwork you created. I really liked how you used the tinfoil. Ka pai tō mahi!