The Seven Sisters Of Matariki

WALT: We are learning about the Myths and Legends of Matariki.

There was once an adventurous old man named Manu who lived with his 7 

brothers in a place called Forest. Manu was the oldest brother, he had 

been raised by his uncle that was named Maku, from him he had learnt 

much Magic. One day Manu and his brothers were hunting out on Mount 

Camel and they heard people singing. They were curious so they followed 

the sound over the hill and they saw the most beautiful women they had 

ever seen. They had long golden hair, and skin so white they shone like 

stars. When the brothers caught the eye of the women Manus brothers 

instantly fell in love all except Manu. He said “these women are not of our 

kind, they are patupaiarehe or fairy women” his brothers took no notice

they were to distracted by the patupaiarehe and brought them back to their

village to make them their wife's. One day Manu decided to hide outside his 

youngest brothers whare. He waited and waited! Manu had almost given up 

when he noticed 6 Tuis sitting close to the whare and he saw a seventh 

one to join the others. Manu transformed himself into a Fantail and 

followed the birds to Kaimoumou when the Tuis reached the Top, Manu 

perched on a tree and watched as they changed form back into women. 

Listening to the patupaiarehe Manu heard of their plan to starve their 

brothers to death. Manu quickly went back to the village to warn the 

brothers of their wife's terrible plan. At first they refused to listen. The 

tohunga gave the brothers a magic net to catch the patupaiarehe. He told 

Manus brothers that they will have to cast the women far far Away in the 

heavens. The next day the brothers hid behind a tree, waiting for the 

women and as the Tuis flew out  the whare each brother sneered the 

patupaiarehe in the net, the heart broken brothers gave the net to Manu 

and he turned into a Albatross carrying the net Manu went to the heavens 

to cast the women far far away from the earth.

It was easy to recreate the story because I could keep going back to the video.

Do you like Matariki and why.