William Colenso

Maui and the sun

Long time ago Maui and his brother

had to slow down the Sun because

it went
so fast

Across the sky.Then Maui said to his
brother hey go and make rope’s after
they

Made the rope’s they trav

elled during Night

time.Us people see them.Also they did a

KaraKia before they go

and slow down

The sun us people see them.When they

Got there

Maui said to them to make

A mud brick to protect

them from the Sun

Because he might know they

came.When

The sun came they started to

throw there

Rope’s to the sun.Then Maui

got his power

Ful weapon and hit the sun

sun lot of time.The sun said i

will slow down.Then Maui said to

His brother to let go of there

Rope’s then after that the Maui

Was cheerful.

Captain James cook's first voyage in NZ.