MAORI FABLE.
SONG OF THE LOCUST AND THE ANT.
Locust. Come hither quickly, O my friend, And to my urgent call attend: Thy work, O ant, is wondrous fair, And thy commanders act with care. Ant. Come hither, thou, and dig the ground, And raise with me a spacious mound, There we may house us from the rain Of heaven, and hide our stores of grain As food, when each successive blast, Of winter's dreary night sweeps past. Locust.. But Is not this my sole delight To bask in sunbeams, warm and bright ? To rustle with my wings, and cling To some high branch, and gaily sing ?
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 February 1855, Page 30
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107MAORI FABLE. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 February 1855, Page 30
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