Maui fish

This is the story of how Maui fished up the north island.

This was hard to write because I had never written a legend before  The thing that challenged me was getting in what the waka looks like and thinking of what to do next to make it exsiting (exciting) for the reader and trying not to do to many and , then .
Here is what a waka look like. It was really nice carving on both side and at the front the has a ticky face.

 

Fish of Maui

In a land far away but right here  there was and little tribe of Maori and in that tribe there (was) a  man named Maui  and he had 4 brothers. One night Maui four   julius(jealous) brothers were going fishing  but they did not tell the all powerful Maui brothers were julius (jealous) of  him because he had magical powers and he was the best at everything.

The four brothers were not aware that maui was lising (listening) and he was planning to sneak aboard the waka that was lying  peesfuly(peacfully)   on the beach.

This is where Maui will strike and make a little hiding spot on the boat were his brothers would not see him.

At the light of dawn the four brothers push the beautiful but heavy waka into the nice smooth sea where they set off on their fishing adventure.

When everything was peaceful out at sea  Maui sprang from his hiding spot and when he did all of his brothers were furious and they said To Maui “what are you doing here!” and Maui said “Because you did invite me so I decided to invite myself” when they got to the fishing spot Maui  ming and and said “this is not good enough keep rowing” all of Maui brothers were not afraid of Maui but they knew Maui had more power so they keep rowing. All day but when the sun went down everyone on the waka went to sleep but Maui had lots of energy and he rowed through the night with the light of Marama the moon.

The next morning when the four  brothers woke up they started fishing  but to make sure that Maui  would have a bad time they didn’t give him any batta. But Maui thought that batta is not good enough so he smashed his nose and smeared his blood up down and all around the magic gore(jaw).

The  bone was now  red the and Maui span the magic gore(jaw) bone into the deep dip(depths)s of the blue sea and as he was about to sit down. The magic bone snag onto a  litten caving that was on the lop of a whare that is a house Maui started to heave the amazing fish to the surface and while he was heaving he chanted a katheya  that went though Maui and the long line and into the fish that then the Fish began to get weak so Maui heave it up and when he did  the water became black and hard and the waka got knocked over.

 “I going to get my hook”said Maui but when Maui was out of sight Maui brothers started to slash the magnificent fish and when Maui returned The once smooth black Fish was now a vale(valley) of green hills. And that is how the north half of New Zealand was born . 

This is what the the fish of Maui book.looks like

Matariki

We are learning about Matariki.


Matariki is the Maori new year and it was a time when they planted new crops and the eels get bigger and fatter.

Today in Totara we where learning Matariki is about the seven sisters. We did lots of fun work shops. I did weaving and planting. I did weaving first, it took along time for me to know how to make this beautiful flakes (flax) rose. Next we went out to cut some more flakes (flax).  Then we made a normal flour (flower) that was even harder to make it but it was all where-fit (worth it) at the end.

The second thing I did was planting and was fun because we went around the school and look for good trees and bad trees. One of the bad trees is the pine tree the reason that   it is bad is because it sack (sucks) out all of the life out of the ground and every thing around it die and all pine trees should be though into the sea.

It is the rose that I made.

Here are the seven sisters .

Riespe

     
What challenge me was reading the ingredients and making sure that I had every thing ready to go and the resin (reason) I made ginger bread people was that it was a new experience. 
         
  Gingerbread People

Introduction

One day I was feeling like something sweet and crunchy so I made some gingerbread people, yum.  When you are making gingerbread people make sure you make enough dough to make a lot.

Ingredients  

• Half of a block of Butter
• 175g  Brown Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Flour
• 2 tsp Ginger
• 1 tsp Bicarbonate Soda

 

Method

Combine all of the ingredients  together until it goes browny yellow .

Dump the dough on to the baking paper then flatten it out with a rolling pin.

Nucle(knuckle)  and smooth then use the Cookie cater (cutter) to make the shape of the gingerbread people

Push  them in the oven to cook and let them cook

While they are cooking  you can make the icing and when they have finished cooking ice them and you will have a yummy treat.

bread

 Introduction

               

Why

One day I went to have some toast but there was no white soft bread left

so I said to my mum “can we make some bread” and she said yes it was so much fun.

When you are kneading the your bread only torn (turn) it over 2 times.

When you are mixing your ingredients to make your dough, mix for 1 minute.

When you get your water use warm water or als (else) your yeast won't activate.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp of flour

1 Tbsp of white  sugar      

1 tsp of oil

½ half cup of  warm water                      

1 cup of   flour

1 tsp yeast

Method

Pour  the dry ingredients into the bowl then stir it for 5 minutes.

Tip in the water not boiling hot or ice cold it hast to be warm.

Pour in some oil then blend all of the dry and wet ingredients together.

Check that it  is sticky and if it is not add more water.

Quickly some baking paper and spray it with baking spray or put some flour on it.

Put  your dough nicely on to the paper then knead it for 1 or 2 minutes.

Make it into whatever shape you want then cover it  so it can rise for 25 minutes.

Finally, put it in the oven for another 25 - 30 minutes when it is done eat it.

   

Last week we made bread it was fun to make and it was  messy. We made the dough after morning tea then we made the dough into what ever shape we wanted. Then we put ares (ours) into the oven to cook and also my buddy was Te Au and after it cook it was yum.

I have learnt that in the olden days they bake bread with out yeast and it used to take people a really long time to plant the seeds to grown the whet.