oranga pumau o te 8,000 o tenei iwi-mohoao o te Taiwhakararo. Otira, ko Raaparana, e uru mai ana etahi wahi o Nowei, o Sweden, o Finland me Ruhia. I roto i nga marama e iwa o te tau, ko te oneone o Raaparana i penei i te koraha hukapapa te ahua, engari i roto i nga marama e toru, ka kori te tini o Tane-te-waiora. He ao kakama, no te mea, he poto te wa hei mahinga i nga mahi. Ko nga iwi-mohoao nei, i te huna ra i a ratou i roto i o ratou whare ki tonu i te paoa, a e tata hipokina ana e te hukapapa, i nga po roa, po kino o te hotoke, ka whakaeaea i te hongetanga o te moe. He maha nga mahi e mahingia ana i roto i nga puni o te hotoke, i te mea kei te marara haere nga kahui renitia, ka whakarerengia nga wahi e tupungia ana e te rakau, i reira ra ratou e kai ana i nga taru tupu aruarua e tautau mai ana i nga manga i runga ranei i nga hiako o nga rakau. Kua puta ke mai nga hihi o te ra i Aperira, ka ata puta mai nga renitia i o ratou piringa i roto i te ngahere, a ka heke whakararo ki nga raorao. Ki nga Raape, he haere uaua rawa tenei. Ka tu noa iho nga kahui renitia i nga take o nga maunga, i waenganui i nga tawai, no te mea, koia nei te wa e whanau ai nga kuao renitia. I ia tekau ra, e whanau ana he kuao renitia, no ko te kahui This story was sent to Te Ao Hou by unesco. the international organization set up by United Nations to make people understand more about other nations and their achievements. The Lapps, although Europeans, live more like the ancient Maoris than the Europeans we know in this country. renitia, ka hurihuri noa iho kai haere ai i nga taru aruarua kua watea i te huka; he maha nga kai e puta mai ana i nga pihipihi, na reira e rua e toru wiki ranei ratou ki reira. Ka uru mai te wairua kakama ki nga whaerere, a kei muri i a ratou e whai atu ana nga kuao, ki tonu i te wairua kakama, nanakia hoki. E okioki ana nga kahui nei i te taha o te roto i nga wa e pakaru haere ana nga hukapapa, no reira, ka ahei nga Raape ki te hi ngohi ki te rapu kai ranei. I nga ra whakapaunga o Mei, ka timata ano nga renitia te hurihuri haere, ka haere ano ki nga keokeotanga, i te mea, kua morake nga awhato, a, me rapu e ratou nga karaihe o nga wahi teitei ake. Na ka puta nga Raape i o ratou whare Koanga, ka whakarerengia e ratou o ratou mokihi-waewae ma a ratou panuku ki reira. Ko nga wahia, nga kai, nga pou teneti me nga teneti, ka hereherengia ki nga tuarua o nga renitia, a ka timata ano te piki, waihoki, ka mutu tonu te wa e okioki ai ratou, i nga po, mo tetahi wa poto nei. Ka tae ratou ki runga ki nga matarae, ka tohungia e nga Raape he wahi mo o ratou puni mo te raumati. Ko aua wahi, he whenua whanui tonu, a, kei nga taha, he maunga, he roto, he repo; ma herd, suddenly calming down, roams round browsing on the fresh lichen just laid bare by the melting snow; the abundant feed provided by the sprouting twigs keeps them on the spot for two or three weeks. The females delight in their recovered agility, the fawns are already trotting after their mothers, full of energy and zest for life. This pause often takes place beside a lake whose waters are thawing, and the Lapps spend their time fishing, and hunting a little. Towards the end of May, the herd becomes restless again, and turns once more towards the peaks, for the lichen is now withered and they must seek the grass of the higher regions. So the Lapps move out of their spring huts, leaving their skis and sledges inside. Supplies of wood and foodstuffs, tent-poles and tent-cloths are strapped to the backs of reindeer and the hard climb begins again, interrupted, when the herd allows, by short pauses at night. Reaching the crest of the fiells, the Lapps choose a spot for their summer camp. The district usually consists of broad strips of land, surrounded by natural barriers, peaks, lakes or swamps, which limit the wandering of the herd. In the summer camp, wolves are the chief danger, for they attack in the dark, in groups of half-a-dozen. Becoming conscious of the prowling beasts, the herd scatters, panic-stricken, and the Lapp housewife watching the fire, crouching in the traditional manner. (Unesco—Photo Jean Hardy.)