The children in the Tuatara homeroom listened to a legend "The Star Fishes"which told of seven fish turning into the stars of Matariki. 

The class used pastels to draw colourful fish and stars which were then made into wall displays. They also wrote stories about the legend. Enjoy reading the stories written by Torbyn, William, Violet, Annabel, Isaac, Lucy and Noah.

The Star Fishes By Torbyn

The rainbow fishes were told to stay safe but they were caught by a black net. They were crying in the net and then the God of Light came along and got the net. Then the fishes turned into stars. A shiny one was the big Matariki star.

The Star Fishes By William

A giant called Tataraimaka came to a reef. He caught seven fishes and the God of Light was not happy so he lifted the rod into the sky and the seven fishes turned into seven stars called Matariki.

The Star Fish By Violet

There was a mother fish who had seven daughters. Their mother said, “Do not go to the ocean.” So the fish went off to play near the rocks. They were having so much fun they had forgotten what their mother said to them and they went beyond the reef. Soon a giant, his name was Tataraimaka, caught the fish in a big black net. They were crying so much and then the God of Light felt sorry for the fish. He took the black net off them and took the fish into the sky and they became stars. The stars of MATARIKI

The Star Fish By Annabel

The mother of the seven fishes said, “Do not go in the reef,” but they did. they got caught by Tataraimaka but then the God of Light got the net and threw them into the sky. Then they were stars in the sky. They were sparkly. The stars of Matariki. They stay away for some of the year and come back to our sky in June.

The Star Fishes By Isaac Potts

The rainbow fishes were playing tag. The giant Tataraimaka got a black net. He caught the fishes. The rainbow fishes cried. The God of Light put the fishes up into the sky and they were pretty stars.

Lucy and Noah made up their own legends about seven little kiwis.

Matariki By Lucy Cameron

Once upon a time there were seven kiwis and the mother said stay here because the giant Tataraimaka has a staff and he will try to stab you so don’t go beyond the leaves. The kiwis started to play hide and go seek. The kiwis forgot the message and they got caught and they turned into stars. These stars are called Matariki.

The Kiwi Stars By Noah V

Once there was a kiwi mother and she had seven kiwi children. The mother kiwi said, “Do not go to the forest or the giant will catch you with an enormous net.” But the kiwis didn’t listen and then the giant caught the kiwis. Then the God of Light turned them into stars and now they come back in early June. They are the s