A Game of Cards by Witi Ihimara

 This is a short story written in English by a native New Zealand authour named Witi Ihimara. It depicts his  child days' memories about his grandmother called Nani Miro. She likes to play cards with her family members and friends, especially her old friend, Mrs. Maka Heta. Even when Nani was dying, she plays cards with Maka. The interesting point is that both of them are skillful cheaters. Nani dies while she was playing cards and laughing. Porbably, the author wrote this story to commemorate her life. 

I pondered about the life of Maori people, whose mother tongue changed into English and whose land was invaded by white people.