Maui and the fish
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- Maui had magical powers and was better than all of his four brothers, one day Maui's brothers decided to go fishing but didn't tell Maui. Little did they know, Maui heard their conversation and was planning to hide in their boat the next morning.
- The next morning Maui hid in the bottom of his brothers boat. His plan was to jump out and surprise his brothers when they found a fishing spot. As his brothers laughed and got into the boat Maui stayed silent and waited until they were far out at sea.
- Maui and his brothers paddled out to sea to find a good fishing spot. when they found one Maui jumped out and scared them. He then climbed to the front of the boat and paddled somewhere better. As a punishment Maui's brothers wouldn't let him have any bait. So Maui bashed himself on the nose so it bled, and smothered his blood on the hook.
- Maui swung his hook around his head and tossed it into the sea. He waited and waited and chanted a special karakia (prayer) that would unleash his powers and help him catch the best fish. The hook sunk down to the bottom of the ocean, locking itself into the arm of a carving.
- He tugged and tugged with all his might while chanting his special karakia (prayer). At the bottom of the ocean something began to stir. Maui called on the fish to rise up. He braced himself as the sea began to twist and turn. his terrified brothers had no intent to help him. And what a fish it was! Maui had pulled up the north island of Aotearoa.
- Maui told his brothers not to harm the fish while he went to get his hook from the boat. In jealousy Maui's brothers didn't listen and started hitting the fish with their paddles. When Maui came back this once smooth land was now a jagged mess. This became hills and valleys of the north island.
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