A Game Of Crads

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Short Stories Response to Text In A Game of Cards and The Beginning of the Tournament written by Witi Ihamaera incidents occurred that portrayed, being around people you love and care about is important. In the story The Beginning of the Tournament the key idea is portrayed through two woman hockey teams playing each other. In A Game of Cards the key idea is shown when Nani Miro’s friends and family crowd around her on her death bed. In The Beginning of the Tournament the reader realises it is more important to have fun with your friends and family than to win. An important incident that showed us this was when the women in the hockey teams turned up to play with only a good time on their mind. We know this as the game contained what seemed to be no rules. There were women sitting on the ball, hacking at people’s shins and ankles, and picking up the ball and throwing it into the goal. Yet no one minded as everyone was having a good time. The players in this tournament valued their friends and family over winning the game. They set out to have fun on the hockey field and they didn’t let the lure of winning get in the way: “This is a hockey tournament, yes, but more than that it is a family gathering.” It was this approach that really showed us that being around the ones you love and care about is important. In A Game of Cards we learn that even serious events like death should be an event with your family and friends present. An incident that showed us this was Nani Miro dying. As Nani Miro lay on her death bed her husband Nani Tama rang up all her friends and family to come and be with her. Once there, they proceeded to play cards. In the spirit of a good time Nani Miro passed away. “She began to laugh. Her eyes streamed with tears. While she was laughing she passed away.” It was thanks to her family and friends being there, playing cards that

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