How Maui slowed the sun

Taniela How Maui Slowed the Sun. 1. What is the title of the story? How Maui Slowed the Sun. 2. When did the events in the story happen? Maui tried to slow the sun down for more light 3. Why were the days short and the nights long? Beuase the Sun would never go down slow it would disappear fast. 4. Why were people unhappy? Cuase they didn’t get sunlight enough for cooking or where to go. 5. What did the people do? They tried to run away from the sun. 6. Why didn’t Maui do anything at first? Becuase his brothers pulled the ropes and he was the one to alarm them. 7. Why did Maui change his mind? Becuase the sun gave up on the fight. 8. What did Maui and his brothers make? Ropes, 9. What did they do when they had made the ropes? They put it right where the sun was about to rise. 10. Why did they travel towards the east? Cuase thats where the sun sets. 11. Why did they travel at night? Becuase he wasn’t awake to see them. 12. What did they do when the sun started to rise? They stood quietly there waiting until the sun went in to there trap. 13. Why couldn’t the sun get free? Becuase its was to strong. 15. When did the brothers let go of the ropes? When he gave up on the fight. 16. What did the sun do after the brothers let go of the ropes? He started to go slowly. 17. Why was Maui happy? Becuase they would have light for say like 12 hours or so. The link to the story http http://eng.mataurangamaori.tki.org.nz/Support-materials/Te-Reo-Maori/Maori-Myths-Legends-and-Contemporary-Stories/How-Maui-slowed-the-sun