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Ētahi kōrero pono whakamīharo mō ngā pūngāwerewere

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  • He kōtiro tūturu te Little Miss Muffet o tērā ruri Pākehā rongonui. He tamāhine ia nā Tākuta Mouffet. Ko te whakapono o tana pāpā, he rongoā anō kei ngā pūngāwerewere ina kainga e te tangata.  
  • Ko te taumaha o ngā pepeke pau ai i ngā pūngāwerewere te kai ia tau, he nui ake i te taumaha o te katoa o ngā tāngata o te ao.
  • Tērā tonu ka tata ki te 5 miriona ngā pūngāwerewere e noho ana ki te kotahi heketea o te whenua.
  • Hui katoa, tērā ka 20-60 mita te roa o te miro i te māwhaiwhai o te pūngāwerewere, ā, ka 3 hāora pea te pūngāwerewere e tuitui ana i tēnei whare ōna.
  • Ki te whakatairitea tētahi wāhanga hiraka me tētahi wāhanga maitai e ōrite ana te taumaha, e rua whakarautanga te kaha ake o te hiraka. I tua atu i tērā, he tino makoha te hiraka. Nā tēnei kaha me te makoha, me tino uaua ka motu. Me kī pēnei ake, kāore he matū pūioio ake i te hiraka o te pūngāwerewere huri i te ao.
  • E 48 ngā pona o te pūngāwerewere: e 8 ngā waewae, e 6 ngā monamona ki ia waewae.
  • Ko te roa o te peke kotahi a ētahi pūngāwerewere peke, e 25 whakarautanga te roa ake i tana tinana.

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