Matariki

The Story of the Seven Stars

Long ago, there were four girls and three boys. They were brothers and sisters. They loved playing tag together. Everyday when they got home from school, they would always play tag together. Sometimes they would invite their friends to come to play too.

One blue blowing day, the kids were playing tag outside together. They were playing in a tornado. The clouds all had a fight. The wind and the clouds all went at each other. They made a BIG tornado. 

"Come inside, kids," said their mother. 
They didn't hear their mother's call. 
The storm flew the kids into the sky. The storm stopped and left the brothers and sisters in the sky. That's how the four girls and three boys became the stars of Matariki. It happens in early June each year.