Maui and the fish Te Ika-a-Maui

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As of to day in social studies we read the story of maui and the fish.
Maui was a great leader of the people of Hawiki. He fled with his brothers to gather the fish for the people what would bring more relief,than food. Maui was believed to hide in the waka of the brothers boat,ready to come fishing with the brothers. this is because they did not let maui come with them in past time. To prove his strength, Maui  took the jaw bone of his grandmother. He cast his hook into the water pulling up the all mighty fish Te Ika-a 
maui . Because of this Maui and his brothers become the waka of the south island. As of this chief of New Zealand tell this stories to others. To show the great relief we have of living in this country Aotearoa.
This story show the culture of our country. Because it show the unique bond that maoris have with each other. Being able to pass these unique story through generation to generation. I enjoyed this story because it give another prospective on how people see the world. Because we all know that this is a myth,but it also shows how good maori were good at telling stories. But a negative is, that as ancestries are slow dieing away. This is losing the heritage of people telling the stories to one another. As of this the legend will not be the same as more and more technology will tell these stories,not like the past.