Ep. 143 - How Maui Lifted The Sky

At the time when Maui was growing up in his mother’s house, the sky was held up only by the leaves of trees. So close did the sky press to the earth’s surface that all the leaves were flattened out and have remained so to this day. The sky was a blanket upon the earth, imprisoning heat and darkness. So low was the sky in those days that man had to crawl about on his knees to go from one place to another. One day Maui said, “The sky is too low! I shall lift it above the earth. I shall push it up so high that man may walk straight upon his legs, so high that the trees may grow tall, and the winds may blow free.”

At the time when Maui was growing up in his mother’s house, the sky was held up only by the leaves of trees.

So close did the sky press to the earth’s surface that all the leaves were flattened out and have remained so to this day.

The sky was a blanket upon the earth, imprisoning heat and darkness.

So low was the sky in those days that man had to crawl about on his knees to go from one place to another. One day Maui said, “The sky is too low! I shall lift it above the earth. I shall push it up so high that man may walk straight upon his legs, so high that the trees may grow tall, and the winds may blow free.”