About this episode

The episode narrates a fable about a herdsman whose cow goes missing and the consequences of offering a reward for help in finding the thief.

A herdsman's young cow goes missing, and a reward offered to Jupiter for help in finding the thief. The herdsman may not have thought this offer all the way through though! Translation by Taurapa

Topics covered

• Aesop's fables
• Māori stories
• herdsman
• cow
• theft
• reward

Keywords

• Aesop
• fable
• Māori
• herdsman
• cow
• theft
• reward
• Pareārau
• Taurapa

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Aesop

Places: Pareārau

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