Mitai and the Seven Sisters

Once there was a man called Mitai and he had seven brothers that were very handsome.  Mitai's brothers were never thinking of getting married because they were to handsome for anyone.

One day his brothers went hunting for food and they saw the most beautiful wahine.  Their hair was as gold as shooting stars.  Then they took the wahine back to their village to gt married.  Mitai wasn't happy with thei r wives.

Mitai saw seven birds on a tree and they were the seven sisters so mitai listened to what they were saying.   He heard them saying that they were planning to starve the brothers.  Mitai ran back to the village to tell his brothers that their wives were planning to starve them to death.  Mitai's brother did not believe him so Mitai said, "look at yourselves, you use to be handsome and strong and now you are weak."  Mitai's brothers looked ath themselves and agreed.

The brothers went to see Te Rawhara to get a magical net to catch the seven sisters.  Once Mitai had caught the seven sisters he tranformed into an albatros and took them heavens Today the seven sisters are still up in the heavens. 

By Grace