George's Grandma

Is your grandma warm, cuddly, kind and loving? well lucky for you, but George’s grandma is a horrible old hag

‘’Crunch’’ goes the gooey, slimy, gross and disgusting beatles as they slide down her throat. Joining the beatles are the other disgusting things Grandma eats such as earwigs, caterpillars, beastly bugs, worms and worst of all stinky watery cabbage.

Grouchy Grandma is a grizzly old grunion. That old hag complains, grouses, gripes and complains constantly.

Grandma is very tiny, like a leprechaun, her head only comes up halfway up the armchair.

Grandma is an old, old, old hag with wrinkles all down her body and horny fingers at the end of her hands. She is so old her eyes hardly ever move and blink.

Hopefully your grandma is warm and cuddly, but if not I have an extraordinary recipe for you to spoon in to the old hag.

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Introduction - Arina

Friday the 15th of June marks the day of the Maori New Year also known as Matariki. Matariki is a time to honour those who have passed away and think about our future. Matariki is also the name for a cluster of stars seen in the sky over Aotearoa in late May or early June. The star cluster Matariki is also known by another name, Pleiades. Matariki and Pleiades share many similarities and differences  

Cultural Myths - Georgia

One similarity is that both Matariki and Pleiades are important cultural events. Matariki comes from the Maori people of Aotearoa, where as Pleiades comes from Greece in Southern Europe.

English Meaning - Isaac

Both Pleiades and Matariki have English names. Matariki is translated in English as the eyes of god or little eyes. However Pleiades is known in English as the seven sisters.

Sisters - Caroline

Both Matariki and Pleiades feature stories including sisters. For many Maori Matariki is the mother of six daughters. However in Greece there are only six sisters as one was punished for marrying a mortal.

Many Myths - Jack

Both Pleiades and Matariki have very different and special myths about why and how it happens. One myth in Maori has Tane Mahuta jealous of a bright star hurling the star and causing it to a splinter into seven pieces. One Greek myth has Zeus turning the daughters of Atlas into stars and placing them in the sky.

Overall we believe learning about Matariki helps us to understand and connect with Maori culture of the past in an interesting way. Some ways you could celebrate Matariki this year are learning about the myths, making kites and sharing kai during a hangi.

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