Maui and the Sun by Imogen and Claudia

Once upon a time there lived a strong warrior called Maui. Maui had four brothers. One day he called them out to him. "The sun goes too fast across the sky and I don't get to eat my food", he said and the brothers agreed. So they made a plan.

Soon it was settled that they would creep out at night and follow the sun's powerful rays to it's sleeping hole. While it was still asleep they would catch it with some flax ropes.

So after they had made some flax ropes they set off on their  journey. As the sun was just peeking out of it's hole they ran out from behind some big rocks and threw the strong flax ropes over the sun and pulled with all their might. Maui beat the sun until the sun was black and blue all over. "Please let me go", moaned the sun. "Can't you see you are killing me?!"

They let the beaten and frightened sun go and now he creeps slowly across the sky and Maui and his brothers now have plenty of time to eat, fish and hunt.

By Imogen