“Àgbéré-e ṣìgìdì tó ní ká gbé òun sójò; bí apá ti ńya nitan ńya; kidiri orí ò lè dá dúró.”
English
The overreaching mud idol that asked to be put in the rain; as the arms fell off, so did the thighs; the rounded head could not support itself.
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