My learning

We are learning to make flax ropes so we can catch the sun like Maui. Mrs Anderson taught us how the Maori bless the flax bush before cutting. We were also shown how to cut the flax bush so we do no harm to it. Mrs Anderson used her finger nails to strip the green outer off the leaves to show stringey stuff. She then taught us how to plait the fibres into a strong rope. This is how Maui and his brothers managed to catch the sun and slow it down so we have more day light. This is also good for the flax bush because it would not grow if it did not have enough sunlight.