Page 6 - HP1B 006 How maui slow down the sun

First, Maui and his brothers had

to make special ropes. They cut

down a native plant and flax, from

around their local village. They then

plait them together until the ropes

were thick and strong. Next, Maui

chanted a special charm that would

give the ropes the power they would

need to hold the mighty Sun.

At last, the ropes were ready, and

they set off to where the Sun rose

each day. They only travelled during

the long night as they did not want