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Scene 3: Jo has nothing to wear to the dance

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Māmā

Jo, kei te aha kōrua? Jo, what are you two doing?

Jo

Kei te kanikani māua. We’re dancing.

Māmā

Haere mai kōrua ki te kai. Kei te haere kōrua ki te kanikani? Come and eat. Are you two going to the dance?

Jo

Kei te pīrangi au ki te haere, e Mā. Kei te ako au i te kanikani a Hana I want to go, Mum. I’m learning Hana’s dance.

Māmā

He aha ō kākahu mō te kanikani? What are your clothes for the dance?

Hana

He panekoti whero pea? He hāte mā? He hū whero hoki pea? A red skirt perhaps? A white top? Red shoes too perhaps?

Māmā

He rawe! Pēhea koe, Jo? Lovely! What about you, Jo?

Jo

Aua, Māmā. Kāore aku kākahu. Kāore aku moni hoki! He moni āu, e Mā? Not sure, Mum. I have no clothes. I have no money either! Do you have any money, Mum?



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