MRS. WEKA'S EGGS.
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Mrs. Weka, the woodhen, sent a letter to Tai Ho, chief of the Tee Wee l«be, by a Raiipo JElf, ?iskinc him to pleace try and stop peoplr etc jlizig hor eggs.
Tai Ho took i band cf warrior* to the place where Mrs. Wtka'c nest was and thejr hid round dbonl ancT vi'.lched.
Presently two Rat People came down the hW very quietly. "Rata like eggs," though*'Tai Ho.
He followed them and found them coming up the hill. One was lying on his back holding pnr «$ Mtft Wr'-'s crfec whi'e- the oilier i -Hed ~i a!;:": ' " -h- tail.
The egg was too big to car-y easily. Tai Ho called to his warriors and jumped out t ( . the grass. One o! the r.-ts ran a>-* , Vjt ».!*= -the/ slayed urA —"
He was very sorry he did afterwards because he had a very bad time, as you can see. None of Mrs. Weka's eggs have been stolen since.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 271, 15 November 1930, Page 3 (Supplement)
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162MRS. WEKA'S EGGS. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 271, 15 November 1930, Page 3 (Supplement)
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