The seven kites.

In a valley where the trees grew tall and where the grass grew rough, there lived 7 sisters. Every harvest the 7 sisters made kites.The first oldest sister’s was green she made it out of the harakeke bush. The second sister’s kite was orange she made it out of the ruapo bush. The 3rd sister’s kite was pink made out of the manuka tree. The 4th sister’s kite was red made from the puriri tree. The 5th sister made a blue kite and she made it out of the colour of the river. The 6th sister made a white kite out of the toetoe bush. The littlest made a colorful kite. Her name was Matariki.


Then the 7 sisters took their kite to the top of the hill, but when they got there, there was no wind. So they tied their kites to the puriri tree. After they tied it up they went to sleep. While they were sleeping the wind blew the kites off the tree. Then Matariki woke and said “where are our kites?” Her sisters woke up from the sound of her crying. The sisters looked everywhere for their kite. They said “Where are our kites?”





Up in the sky the the kites were dancing in the sky. The seven sisters were pleased to see their kites shine brighter than the stars. Each morning Matariki rose to signal every new year.