“Ewúrẹ́ ò wí pé òun ò ṣọmọ àgùntàn; àgùntàn ló wí pé òun ò ṣọmọ ewúrẹ́.”
English
The goat did not say it was not sired by the sheep; it was the sheep that said it was not sired by the goat.
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