Raemaru (Cook Island Legend) - By Rourumaora

Raemaru was the tallest mountain on Rarotonga. Raemaru is on the west side of Rarotonga in the village of Puaikura or now known as Arorangi. Raemaru means in the shade of the sun. The fame of the mountain reached as far as Aitutaki island Aitutaki was completely flat then, and so they sent some warriors to steal the mountain.

Hence, in the night these Aitutakian warriors cut the mountain top off and took it back to Aitutakian so now Raemaru has a flat top which has been that way long before white man ever set foot on Rarotonga and Aitutaki has a small mountain.

Why Ganesha's Prayer Comes First? (Hindu Legend) - By Reji And Kritesh

Long ago there was a boy named Ganesha and he had a brother named Kartik. They were playing by the Himalayas and then his mum and dad called them. Ganesha and Kartik ran to their parents and asked what had happened. Then Ganesha’s and Kartik’s dad Lord Shiva and Goddess Paravati said,"let’s see who is faster and whoever comes first after going around the world, his prayer will come first in this world". Ganesha and Kartik were talking about it and then they agreed  and told their parents that they were ready for th race. Kartik rode on a peacock and Ganesha rode on a mouse. Their mother and father said, "ready, set, go !". Kartik was in the lead with his peacock going around the whole world but Ganesha went around their mother and father. Ganesha said, "you are the world to me". His mother and father said, "ok". He went around his mother and father three times. Then Kartik came and said your are cheating. His mother and father said Ganesha went around the world three times.

Therefore, Ganesha was declared winner by his parents because Ganesha believed the parents were his world. The parents gave the gift to Ganesha saying that whenever lords prayer will be done by hindu's, the firt prayer will be for you followed by any other god's prayer.

King Manu An The Fish (Hindu Mythology) - By Emma And Pranita

One day King Manu went to fetch some holy water from the holy sea, when he came upon a fish he realised that the fish could talk.

King Manu was surprised to come upon such an incident that he took the fish with him. As the day went pass the little tiny fish was growing bigger and bigger. King Manu had no choice but to let the fish go. On the way he was telling something that King Manu thought wasn't true. The fish told King Manu that there was going to be a flood and he had to build a ship that would help all the people on it and he had to save every two animal on earth along with plants.

King Manu didn't believe, but as he heard the warning for the flood and he was really surprised that the fish was telling the truth. After one night he started building the ship for the people , animals and plants. Finally he finished. When he finished he called every animal, plant and people to come on the ship. When they all came on the ship, the flood came crashing everything.

After the flood everything went to peace, King Manu had the powers to put everything back to normal.

How New Zealand Was Formed (Maori Mythology) - By Renae

Around 1000 years ago, Maui came with his four friends. One day Maui and his friends were sailing. He was finding a place. Once he found it he knew he was close, he could feel it.

So he put his whale's tooth hook on a piece of rope. Then he threw it into the sea. He waited for a while.  But then all of a sudden there was a mighty pull on the rope. Maui pulled and pulled. All of a sudden a large fish appeared and it was a great stingray. Maui and his friends passed out because they got tired of pulling the large fish.

Next morning Maui and his friends woke up and saw a large stingray. They were surprised. OMaui's one touch changed everything! Tree came, flowers grew, lake, rivers and grasses were everywhere, and the land came into being. That’s how the North Island was formed.

 Then Maui was in a rain storm. Maui and his friends froze.  It was too cold.  Their waka became mountains. Trees grew, plants grew, lakes, and rivers formed. That’s how the South Island was formed. 

 

The Long Toothed Devil (Samoan Mythology) - By Sarah

In the village of Falelima there was a powerful devil who was called Nifoloa. He was possessed by a devil who had a long tooth. After Nifoloa's death the tooth grew longer and ultimately grew under the Earth to all parts of the neighbouring of Upolu. Many people were bitten by the tooth and this bite caused a bad sore. This evidence remains on the island of Upolu today. People who were bitten by this tooth are reffered to as Nifoloa.                

Huoyi And The 10 Suns (Chinese Mythology) - By Yuhan

Story Of The 10 Suns.
HouYi or Yi was very good at Archery, there were once 10 suns in the sky in the olden times in China, which made plants wither and fierce beast to run wild. It was too hot to live under the suns. HouYi shot 9 of them down one by one, he would've shot the last one down if the villagers didn't call it off.

The drought had gone and he also got rid of some wild beast and that's the Chinese myth of the 10 suns.    

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