The Fish of Maui

We have been reading Maori legends to celebrate Maori Language week.

Look at our drawings about how Maui fished up the North Island of NZ.

Maui was pulling up the sting ray. The sting ray was NZ.

Perth 

Maui was pulling up NZ out of the water.

Antwon

Maui was going to look for fish with his brothers and Maui got a sting ray. He thought it was a fish but it was NZ.

PJ

Maui paddled all night to pull the stingray up from the sea.

Phayeton 

Maui was trying to pull the fish but it was too hard to pull.

Mele

Maui said don’t touch my fish but his brothers didn’t listen they cut the fish.

Jeremiah 

Mauis brothers are asleep and he keep going to find a fishing place. He catches a stingray.

Lila

Maui pulled NZ from the water.

Que-Ray

Maui pulled the island from the sea.

Jaye-Leon 

Mauis brothers cut the sting ray they didn’t listen. They sting ray NZ.

Jasmine

The brothers didn’t listen to Maui. They was attacking the sting ray to have a bite. That’s the mountains.

Junior 

The brothers were scared to help Maui.

Tiare

Maui and his brothers went fishing. His brothers tried to leave Maui at home but he went in the canoe. He jumped up his brothers said “stop” but he kept going. He pulled up a stingray.

Chris

Maui pulled the big fish up.

Joseph

Maui pulled the sting ray from the water. The sting ray is the top of NZ.

Kashly 

Maui thought he got a fish but he got a house. Under the house was a sting ray. It is the top of NZ.

Michael