“Aáyán ati eèràá ṣígun, wọ́n ní àwọ́n ńlọ mú adìẹ àlọ la rí, a ò rábọ̀.”
English
Cockroach and ant make ready for war and say they are off to capture chicken; we see their departure, but not their return.
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