Retelling a Story - How Matariki Came to Be

 The Story of Tanemahuta, Papatuanuku, and Ranginui is a beautiful one - rich with opportunities to use descriptive, and emotive language. 

Art: “Triumph” by Jane Crisp

Your task today is to retell this story - based on what you learnt yesterday from the 

video we watched, and the story you read today 

you will retell the story from a different perspective.

Perspective is the point of view of a character. Instead of telling the story like you are a ”fly on the wall” you are telling the story as if you were that character.

Choose one of these characters to write from the perspective of;

• Ranginui, or Papatuanuku

• Tane Mahuta

• Tawhirimatea

What was the word like for me before the separation? Jealous

How did I feel once the separation happened? Quite happy

What kind of emotive, or descriptive words can I use to show how I felt? I felt a lot of jealousy in me. I felt so jealous that I unleashed my flaming anger.

BEGIN YOUR WRITING HERE: On a ferocious pitch black day there was a lovely couple. Only darkness was surrounding them. They were restricted and unable to move.  In between the couple there were their lovely children.Their children were crouched between them. Their children didn’t want to be crouched between them. They wanted to see the light.  Tumatauenga the god of war suggested that they will beat their parents to death. But Tane Mahuta (which is me for now) wanted to separate them.  So tane mahuta lay down on his mother, put his legs on his father and pushed as hard as he could. Throwing his father up into the sky and leaving his mothers below in tears. When they were separated their children saw a small glimmer of light appearing. Tawhirimatea was so angry. Unleashing his anger and blowing winds to and fro as a way of sharing his pain with his brothers.  Then he started to gouge his eyes out as a symbol of his love and hurt, throwing them above into the milky way above. Now Tawhirimatea is now an unseeing god. This was how the constellation of Matariki came to be. Extra#: Matariki is a celebration to remember your lost loves and to remember Tawhirimatea sacrifice.