LEGENDS IN NEW ZELAND

LISA LOIFENFELD

TANITA IDA PROMM

7.C ROCCA AL MARE SCHOOL

LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD

• People saw a long white cloud • They called out „He aotearoa!“ (Land of the long white

cloud)• The land was named Aotearoa.

MAUI’S CHILDHOOD• Maui found his mother’s and brother’s house.• His mum didn’t understand that it was her son.• Maui’s brothers weren’t happy that Maui came in their house.• Maui’s mum said:“Let him be your brother, if you are good

against the others, then other are are good against you.• After this saying they were friendly with Maui.

FISHING UP AN ISLAND

• Maui and his four brothers wanted to go fishing.• Maui made a magical fishhook.• They fished up a huge fish.• Maui’s brothers ate the fish.• Now there are many mountains and lakes.

GODS IN NEW ZELAND• Tumatauenga-God of war and balance.• Tawhirimatea-God of weather.• Tane-God of forest.• Tangaroa-God of the sea.• Rongo-God of food crop.• Haumie-God of wild foods.

TINIRAU AND KAE• Tinirau is a guardian of Fish.• Hinauri, sister of Maui brothers marries Tinirau.• When their child borns, priest Kae comes to perform the birth ritual.• Tinirau lends Kae one of his whales to get him home.• Kae forces the whale into shallow water where it dies.• Tinirau is furious and kills Kae.

HOW MAUI SLOWED THE SUN?

• Maui was annoyed with having to eat in the dark.• He said that he will catch the sun and teach it to travel

slowlyer across the sky.• Maui brought a jawbone down on the sun.• Maui talked with sun.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://static1.nagi.ee/i/p/06/66/00600666d9e6b5_m.jpg/1 (18.11.2014)

• http://www.newzealand.com/au/feature/the-legend-of-new-zealand/ (8.11.2014)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_mythology (12.11.2014)

• http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=fishing+up+an+island&go=&qs=ds&form=QBIR (10.11.2014)

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