Southern lights

Southern Lights Tama-rereti was interested by the stars. One afternoon he saw stars dancing across the southern sky. He wanted to see where the stars are dancing.  So he built a waka with a totara log. He became a chief then he had warriors The warriors went and sailed for a long time. It was cold and very windy. After a long journey they reached an island. When they came out a wild storm came and big waves threw them to the rocks. The waka burned and broke. All of the warriors died except the two old men who were washed up to shore, barely alive. But eventually the warriors who died were also got washed up to shore. The two old men found the group of stars called the scorpion’s tail or the southern lights.
The legend explained the dancing lights in the southern sky now called Aurora. The name “Aurora” comes from the Latin word meaning sunrise or the Roman goddess who is called dawn. Aurora is a natural light in the sky, usually of greenish colour but sometimes red or blue. This is seen in the Antarctic pole. In Southern hemisphere, this is effect is known as the Aurora Australis (or the Southern Lights). A beautiful and colourful blend of purple, blue, and green lights.  What a beautiful sight!