Matariki writing

For miles there was only darkness, everywhere you turned nothing but a blank space of
darkness.

One dark night Ranginui {the sky father} moved his arm and the 7 sons caught a glimpse
of a beautiful bright sky with a very bright yellow sun after that they discussed what was
beyond their father.

”Let's kill them so we can see the light¨ said Tumatauenga {god of war} they all disagreed. They  said,

¨It is time to separate them.¨ Well not all of them. There was only one son that disagreed
and that son was Tawhirimatea {god of the wind and storms}. He didn't want to split his
parents apart. He flew up to his father and whispered in his father’s ear and warned him
about the separation. One at a time the brothers tried with all their might to separate their
parents but nothing would work.

Then Ranginui said,

¨You cannot break us for our love is too strong, Ranginui said amused.

¨I am strong enough¨ said Tane mahuta. {god of the forest}.
He pushed and pushed but Ranginui wouldn't budge,  Tane mahuta lay
on his back and pushed against Ranginui with his strong legs as his branches grew
longer and the earth started to quake and the grip between Ranginui and Papatuanuku
weakened. From Ranginui, a rain of tears and stars came down as they lost their grip
suddenly a warm bright light  flooded the land and they saw the light of the blue sky,
as that happened Ranginui raised to the sky, Tawhiri shot lightning bolts of anger to the
sky and Ranginui split them into seven stars the mother Matariki and the 6 sisters Waiti,
Waita, Waipuna Rangi, Tupu a rangi, Tupu a nuku and Ururangi.