Maui saved the day

How Maui Stopped The Birds From Eating The Fishermen

The people from the village could not understand why the fishermen kept going missing as they rowed down the river and out to sea.

Maui decided to hide in the bush to see what was happening. He sees two big birds swooping down from the sky and eating the fishermen.

Maui goes back to the village to get help. Maui and the men of the village set up a large trap with meat from a dog in it.

Before long the birds swooped down, Maui and the men threw over the ropes and trapped the two birds. They chopped up the birds and now the birds fly over the land at night like ghosts showing shades of blue and red in the night sky.