He korero noa iho
Ka mate te tane a tenei kuia. Na, ka haere atu ia kite niupepa, kite hoatu ite panui kite tangata nana te niupepa. Ka mea atu ia kite tangata, ‘E ta, he aha te utu mo te panui i roto i tou niupepa?’ Ka whakahoki mai te tangata, ‘Kotahi taara mo te henimeta.’ Ka aue te kuia, ka mea, ‘E ta, nui rawa te utu, no te mea he tangata tino teitei taku tane.’
Ka tangi te pere ote kura, ka timata nga tamariki kite haere ki roto. Katahi ka kitea te whaea o tetahi o nga tamariki, e oma mai ana, he hama kei tona ringa. Ka patai ia ki nga tamariki kura, ‘Kei hea te ruma o Miss Erueti?’ Ka oma nga tamariki kite ruma o Miss Erueti, mete karanga ano ki a ia, ‘E Miss, kia horo, e oma, kua tae mai te whaea o Wiri Potae kite kohuri i a koe!’ Ka oma etahi kite ruma ote tumuaki. Na, ka tae te wahine nei kite ruma o Miss Erueti, ka tae mai hoki te tumuaki. Ka tohe ia kia haere raua ki tana ruma korero ai. Kahore te wahine nei i pai. Ka mea ia, ‘Ekore ahau e haere i konei, kia hamangia ra ano te nera i pakaru ai te tarau o taku tamaiti!’
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Tu Tangata, Issue 19, 1 August 1984, Page 39
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223He korero noa iho Tu Tangata, Issue 19, 1 August 1984, Page 39
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