167. Paki Poto - Aesop - Te Warou me ngā Manu Anō
From Whakamīere - Reo Māori Stories by Whakamīere
June 2, 2026 · 7 min · Season 3 · Episode 44
About this episode
The episode narrates a Māori version of an Aesop fable about a swallow warning her friends of danger from newly sown flax.
Anxious of the newly sown flax, a swallow tries her best to warn her bird friends of the impending danger - that nets and traps will be made from the flax! Translation by Taurapa
Topics covered
- Aesop's Fables
- Māori stories
- bird warnings
- flax
- nature
- caution
Keywords
- Aesop
- Māori
- swallow
- flax
- fable
- warning
- birds
- nature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Paki Poto - Aesop
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