Room 1 children did some art work and wrote stories about this Maori legend.

The children showed their work in assembly in Week 6 but only a few read out their stories. Enjoy reading all the following stories:

The days got shorter because the sun went too fast. Maui slowed the sun with his four brothers.

By Pauli

The sun went quickly across the sky so Maui slowed the sun down. The brothers helped Maui. They caught the sun with ropes and they slowed the sun down. The people got to play and the plants got to grow.

By Ruby

The sun went fast along the sky and the night was long and Maui made flax ropes. And Maui slowed the sun and now the people can do their work and the plants can grow.

By Taylor

Maui slowed the sun and the four brothers helped too. They plaited flax ropes to catch the sun. Maui whacked the sun and the sun moved slower and now the plants grow because the days are long.

By Lucas

Today I read a book and the sun zoomed across the earth. Maui slowed the sun with flax ropes and now the sun goes slowly and the men can finish their work because the days are longer.

By Harvey

The sun goes too fast and the days got shorter. The plants didn’t grow. Maui and his brothers caught the sun and the sun slowed down.

By Maeve

The sun went fast over the sky. The people couldn’t do the work. So Maui and his brothers caught the sun by throwing the ropes and the rock. The sun went slowly across the sky.

By Hema

Maui and his brothers made a plan and then Maui and his brothers made ropes out of flax. Maui whacked the sun with a magic jawbone and he told his brothers when to throw the ropes and they did and the sun went slowly across the sky.

By Annabel

The brothers pulled the sun with the ropes and they slowed the sun down. The people could work because it made the days longer.

By Noah

The sun zoomed across the sky and Maui smacked the sun and it went slow.

By Zac

Maui and his brothers pulled the sun to make it go slowly across the sky. The people got to work.

By Kyla

Maui hit the sun because his four brothers got flax ropes. Maui slowed the sun down.

By Isaac

Maui’s brothers threw the ropes and the ropes went around the sun and it went slowly across the sky.

By Bentley

The sun zoomed across the sky. At night the brothers plaited flax ropes.

By Richie

The sun went too fast and the days went shorter.

By Matilda