Page 17 - IP3A 005 The Fish of Maui

Down, down, down the hook sunk before

finally striking an object lying on the

bottom of the ocean floor. Maui did not

know what the hook had caught on to.

Maui struggled with the mighty being

from the depths as his line went tight. He

heaved with all his might, pulling with

every muscle in his body. At the bottom

of the ocean, something began to stir.

Above on the surface, Maui began

chanting a magical incantation that

passed down the line and into the great

fish.

He called upon it to become light, to

stop resisting his efforts, and float up

towards the canoe.