WE ARE LEARNING TO RETELL A STORY:
MAUI AND THE SUN

Maui and the people in his village thought that the sun was going too fast. Maui said he was going to catch the sun but his brothers said he shouldn’t because he might get burnt. Maui told the villagers to make a net and they went to find the sun.

In several days the men found the cave the sun was staying in. They put the net over the cave and camouflaged it with leaves. Then they hid. The men pulled and pulled at the ropes. Maui thought the sun was too strong so he got his axe and attacked the sun.

The sun thought Maui was trying to kill him. Maui told him that they just wanted the sun to go slower in the sky. Maui and his brothers made the sun promise to go slower and they let the sun go. Now the sun goes slower so everyone can do their chores.

By Mackensey, Emma and Kotone