Makawe Kōura

I tētahi rā, ka kōpikopiko tētahi kōtiro i te ngahere. - One day, a girl wandered through the forest.

Ko Makawe Kōura tōna ingoa. - Her name was Makawe Kōura.

I a ia e haereere ana, ka kite ia i tētahi whare iti.  - As she was wandering, she saw a small house.

Ka whakamātau ia ki te kai i te pereti nui – he wera rawa! - She tried the big plate – it was too hot! 

Ka whakamātau ki te pereti waenga – he mātao rawa! - She tried the medium plate – it was too cold!

Ka whakamātau ki te pereti iti – tino pai! Ka kai katoa ia i tērā. - She tried the small plate – just right! She ate it all.

Ka haere ia ki te rūma moe. - She went to the bedroom.

Ka takoto ia ki te moenga nui – he māmā rawa! - She lay on the big bed – too soft! 

Ka takoto ia ki te moenga waenga – he pakeke rawa! - She lay on the middle bed – too hard!

Ka takoto ia ki te moenga iti – tino pai! - She lay on the small bed – just right! 

Ka moe ia. - She fell asleep.

Ka kite rātou i a Makawe Kōura e moe ana i te moenga iti. - They saw Makawe Kōura sleeping in the little bed. 

Ka oho ake a Makawe Kōura. - Makawe Kōura woke up.

I mataku ia, ka oma atu ki te ngahere. - She was scared and ran into the forest. 

Kāore ia i hoki anō ki te whare o ngā Pea. - She never returned to the Bears' house.

Te Pakiwaitara o Makawe Kōura me Ngā Pea e Toru. The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

I tētahi rā māhana, i hīkoi a Makawe Kōura ki roto i te ngahere. He roa, he kōura ōna makawe, ā, he hū mā ōna waewae. I te hīkoi haere ia, ka kite ia i tētahi whare iti. He whare nō ngā pea e toru – te pea matua, te pea māmā, me te pēpi pea. One warm day, Makawe Kōura walked through the forest. She had long, golden hair and wore white shoes. As she walked, she saw a small house. It belonged to three bears – Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear. He whare nō rātou ko te Pea Matua, te Pea Māmā, ko te Pēpi Pea. The formal and technically correct way to list the bear. "Me" is "and" but not for people, however, sometimes in chidren's stories and casual settings it might be used.

Ka kuhu atu ia ki roto i te whare. I te tēpu, e toru ngā pereti pāreti. I whakamātau ia i te pāreti o te pea matua – he wera rawa. Nā reira, ka whakamātau ia i te pāreti o te pea māmā – he makariri rawa. I te mutunga iho, ka kai ia i te pāreti o te pēpi pea – he tika te mahana, ā, i pau katoa i a ia. She went inside the house. On the table were three bowls of porridge. She tried Papa Bear’s porridge – it was too hot. Then she tried Mama Bear’s – it was too cold. Finally, she ate Baby Bear’s porridge – it was just right, and she finished it all.

I titiro ia ki ngā tūru. Ko te tūru o te pea matua he nui rawa, ko te tūru o te pea māmā he māmā rawa. Ko te tūru o te pēpi pea he tino pai mōna, nō reira ka noho ia ki reira, ā, ka pakaru! She looked at the chairs. Papa Bear’s chair was too big, Mama Bear’s was too soft. Baby Bear’s chair was just right for her, so she sat in it – and it broke!

Ka piki ia ki runga i te papa tuarua, ā, ka kite ia i ngā moenga e toru. Ko te moenga o te pea matua he mātotoru rawa, ko te moenga o te pea māmā he ngoikore rawa. Ko te moenga o te pēpi pea he tino pai, ā, ka moe ia ki reira. She climbed upstairs and saw three beds. Papa Bear’s bed was too hard, Mama Bear’s was too soft. Baby Bear’s bed was just right, and she fell asleep there.

Ka hoki mai ngā pea ki te kāinga. I kite rātou i ngā tohu o tētahi tangata i roto i te whare – i pau te pāreti, i pakaru te tūru, ā, i te moenga o te pēpi pea, i kitea a Makawe Kōura e moe ana! I ohorere rātou, ā, ka oho a Makawe Kōura, ka oma atu i te mataku. The bears returned home. They saw signs of someone in their house – the porridge was eaten, the chair was broken, and in Baby Bear’s bed, they found Makawe Kōura sleeping! They were shocked, and Makawe Kōura woke up and ran away in fright.