Battle of the Mountains

Retold by Divij

Once upon a time Maui pulled a huge fish called Te Ika A Maui. Soon the fish settled and became the North Island of New Zealand. There stood 5 mountains. Tongariro was the chief  of the mountains. Taranaki was not happy of Tongariro being the chief. The smaller mountains Tauhara and Putauki  were frowning at mighty Tongariro. Soon they began battling. Mighty Tongariro rushed by throwing hot lava but the smaller mountains Tauhara and Putauki were throwing lava at Tongariro. After several days the battle stopped and Tongariro won, the other mountains shifted. Taranaki moved to the west coast. Tauhara was just looking back to Pihanga and  Putauki reached the end of the lake.