Te Pakiwaitara o Māui me te Rā – The Story of Māui and the Sun
I mua, i tere te Rā. – Long ago, the Sun was fast.
Kāore ngā tangata i te mahi pai. – People couldn’t work well.
Nā reira – So / Therefore
ka whakatau a Māui – Māui decided
ki te whakaaro – to think
me pēhea – how
te whakaroa i te rā – to slow the sun
Ka karanga ia ki ōna teina. – He called his brothers.
“Me hopu tātou i te Rā!” – “Let’s catch the Sun!”
I whakarongo ngā teina ki tō rātou tuakana. The younger siblings (teina) listened to their older sibling (tuakana).
Ka whakaae rātou. – They agreed.
Ka hanga rātou i te taura. – They made ropes.
Ka haere rātou ki te wāhi o te Rā. – They went to the Sun’s place.
Ka huna rātou i muri i ngā kōhatu. – They hid behind rocks.
Ka puta te Rā. – The Sun came out.
Ka rere te Rā. – The Sun rushed.
Ka karanga a Māui: “Inaianei!” – Māui shouted: “Now!”
Ka hopu rātou i te Rā. – They caught the Sun.
Ka toia! – They pulled!
Ka kī te Rā: “Kāti!” – The Sun said: “Stop!”
Ka kī a Māui: “Me haere pōturi koe.” – Māui said: “Go slowly.”
Ka whakaae te Rā. – The Sun agreed.
Nā Māui i whakarerekē te ao. – Māui changed the world.
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Tirohia āku pikitia, kāore i te tino pai, engari kia maia, kia manawanui hoki. He ara ako ia hapa ki tētahi mea hou, nō reira kia koa ki te hapa. Mēnā kāore koe e hapa, kāore koe e ako i te nui o ngā mea ka taea e koe te ako.
Look at my pictures — they're not very good, but be brave and be patient. Each mistake is a pathway to learning something new, so be happy to make mistakes. If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not learning as much as you could be."
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