MATARIKI

Once a upon a time there a boy named Mitai. he had magic powers to turn into any maori bird. he had six fine brothers. They were the most handsome men in the village.

One day Mitai and his brothers were out hunting for food. then they caught a glimpse of the most beautiful wahine they had ever seen. then the brothers fell in love. the wahine fell in love too. the brothers took them back to the village. mitai said’’the women aren’t allowed in the village’’. the brothers didn’t listen.

one morning mitai hid behind a tree outside his brothers house.

Then he saw 7 fantails on the branch of a tree. the fantails turned into wahine. they said’’let’s stave our husbands to death’’. Then mitai ran to his brothers. ’’my brothers you used to be strong handsome men, now look at yourselves, you're just skin and bones’.’ mitai said. the brothers looked at each other.they got a magic net to catch the wahine. one morning mitais brothers waited until their wives came out of their house’s. the brothers lept out and trapped their wives. then the brothers took them down to the beach where mitai was waiting. mitai turned into a god wit, then flow into the sky.

miitai says the wahine can appear every 6th of june as the stars of Matariki.

By Lochie