About this episode

This episode features a retelling of an Aesop fable involving a beggar and a dog, translated by Taurapa.

A beggar is scrounging scraps behind the manor of a Lord, and is observed quietly by a servant who shares a very similar reality to the dog. Translation by Taurapa

Topics covered

• Māori stories
• Aesop's fables
• translation
• beggars
• dogs

Keywords

• Aesop
• beggar
• dog
• translation
• Māori

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Aesop, Te Kaipatipati me Tāna Kurī

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