O Tagata Lauiloa o Nofoaga o Meaai Mama
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boys walking under bleachers at baseball game
O le nofoaga sili lea e lafi ai!
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boys pointing at metal box
O le a lena mea?
Ou te le iloa. Se’i ta’ua tatalaina!
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boys opening box and looking at candy bars
Oka!
E pei o se oa o loo natia!
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boys holding candy bars
Lole maua fua!
Ae ou te manatu e ogaina e se tasi.
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boys putting candy back in the box
E tatau ona ta toe faafoia.
Ioe. Ou te matea e mai le nofoaga o meaai mama.
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boys carrying box
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boys handing box to man at snack stand
Sa matou mauaina lenei mea i lalo o nofoa. Pe o oe e ogaina?
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man at snack stand smiling
Ioe! I ni nai aso talu ai, na oso mai ai se tasi i le faleoloa ma gaoia uma a matou lole.
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man shaking the boys’ hands
Faafetai mo le faamaoni ma le toe aumaia!
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boys walking away from snack stand
E te manatu o lagona ia a tagata lototoa?
Ou te le iloa. Ae ou te fia lagonaina faapenei i taimi uma.
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boys walking off into sunset
Ioe. E sili atu nai lo lole.
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Page from the March 2022 Friend Magazine.
Ata na tusia e Scott Peck