“Odò kékeré lalákàn-án ti lè fọ́ epo; bó bá di àgàdàm̀gbá tán, odò a gbé alákàn lọ.”
English
It is only in a small stream that the crab can make its oil; when it becomes huge and swift the river sweeps the crab away.
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