Maui legends

As part of Matariki we re-read the legends of Maui. We then retold a legend and created artwork. Below is my artwork.

The Fish of Maui

A long time ago the was a boy called Maui who lived with his brothers who were very mean to him. One day his brothers decided to go fishing. When Maui asked if he could go with them they just told Maui to go away but Maui really wanted to go fishing. So taking his grandmother’s magic jawbone he went and hid in the bout. Later on when Maui was sure he was out at sea he jumped out of his hiding spot and said,  “Let’s fish his.” His  brothers were taken aback. So they said, “You still can’t fish with as you do not have any bait and you’re not using ours. So using the jawbone Maui struck his nose so he could use his blood as bait.  He threw out his line and after a while Maui felt a tug on his line. He tried pulling it up but it was heavy.  At last his catch rose to the surface. To Maui’s surprise it was a giant stingray. Maui’s brothers were jealous of his catch so when Maui went down to thank Tangaroa god of the sea they attacked the stingray using their knives. Nowadays the stingray is the North Island, the canoe is the South Island and the anchor is Stewart Island and together they make Aotearoa/ New Zealand .

Retold by Brighid