“À ḿbáni mú adìẹ à ńforúnkún bó; bọ́wọ́ bá ba òkókó, a ò ní fún aládìẹ?”
English
One helps to catch a chicken and scrapes one's knees; having laid one's hands on the chick will one not hand it over to the owner?
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