Maui and the Sun by Aradia

                        Maui And The Sun

Written By Aradia

Once hundreds and hundreds of years ago. The sun didn’t go slow like it does these days. It went fast. That made the people upset. Maui was furious.

There was no time to go fishing or playing because the sun was going too fast.

Maui did a haka to try to convince the sun to slow down.The sun just ignored him. Maui made a plan.

“I will make a plan to weave with harakeke to make a strong rope. So I can catch the hot sun” Maui thought. He asked himself “Will this be strong enough?” He tested it out, then tied it around a rock. He pulled with all his might!It didn’t break. “Yes!” He said aloud.

Maui hid just by the cave and waited for the right time and… POP! He jumped out and swung the rope like a lasso. He pulled the sun towards him.he had to be careful not to let it burn his flesh.

He slowly and sneakily pulled out his powerful weapon. When the sun wasn’t looking, he beat the sun over and over until it listened to him. “I order you to stop going fast and go slow if you don't I will beat you again” shouted

Maui.

The next day the sun went slow. All of the people were thanking Maui and the sun. The kids were playing all day and the men were hunting and fishing all day.

                       

                              That's  why  the sun  goes slow these days