Mitai had magic powers, like being able to turn into a bird and fly.
His seven brothers were very handsome men and wouldn't marry because they refused to marry anyone less beautiful than themselves but one day they found some beautiful women and married them. Mitai said they were fairy women and didn't like them but his brothers didn't listen.
Mitai found out that he was right, they were fairy women and they could turn into birds. They also planned to starve his brothers to death!
Mitai told his brothers then his brothers caught their wives and Mitai flew them away into the sky.
One day a year the fairy women are allowed to shine their beauty to the world - they are the Seven stars of Matariki
Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI like your description on a Matariki story. I was very surprised and scared when I heard the fairy woman were going to starve the handsome
men. I thought you made a very good brief spoiler for people who want to read the whole story. Maybe next time you can tell us what the seven sister are and what this story is even supposed to tell.
Happy blogging
hpsgargeej.blogspot.co.nz
Hello Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI am Vitaraag. This Summary is amazing. Would you want to meet Mitai? I would want to have magic like Mitai. Maybe next time you could say if you wanted to be Mitai or the brothers.
Vitaraag
Kia Ora Andrew
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your summer of the The Seven Stars Of Matariki. It is a wonderful Maori myth! Us Kiwi’s are blessed to have such a wealth of myths and stories.
There are several stories about Matariki! I have heard a couple of different variations about Matariki.
My favourite myths are about Tāwhirimātea, he is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms. How awesome is that? Do you have any favourite Maori gods?
keep up the great work!
He Whetu Koe
Hasiba