Matariki

Long, long ago a mother fish lived in some rock pools with her seven small fishes. One day she said ”Stay close to the rocks today children, Tataraimata is coming with his big black net.” But the baby fish forgot all about their mother’s warning. They were caught in the big black net! But Tane, the god of light, hauled the net into space and the fish turned into stars. The constellation of stars is called Matariki also known as Pleiades or the Seven Sisters and can be seen just coming over the horizon in early June.