Māori Gods & Legends – The fish of Māui puzzle (300XL Pce)

Māori Gods & Legends – The fish of Māui puzzle (300XL Pce)

The legend of Māui and the magic fishhook. One day when Māui was very young, he hid in the bottom of his brothers’ boat to go out fishing with them. Once out at sea Māui was discovered by his brothers, but they were not able to take him back to shore as Māui made use of his magic powers, making the shoreline seem much further away than it was. So, the brothers continued rowing, and once they were far out into the ocean Māui dropped his magic fishhook over the side of the waka. After a while he felt a strong tug on the line. This seemed to be too strong a tug to be any ordinary fish, so Māui called to his brothers for assitance. After much straining and pulling, up suddenly surpafaced Te Ika a Māui (The fish of Māui), known today as the North Island of New Zealand.

This gorgeous 300XL pc puzzle by Michele Coxhead and Tracey Henderson celebrates the “Maori Gods & Legends” series.

A great tool in the classroom and at home.

Puzzle dimensions approximately 343mm x 496mm. Box size: 270mm x 370mm.

Age 8years+.

Made in New Zealand by Holdson using vegetable based inks and recyclable materials.

If you are interested in the related story to this resource there is a children’s version in English available here alternatively this book is also available in a bilingual version here. There are also many other stories of things Māui did these are all under the tag Māui which is available here.