“Àgó tó gbó ṣáṣá, ẹ̀bìtí pa á, áḿbọ̀sì olóósè a-bara-kùọ̀kùọ̀.”
English
The nimble, sprightly rat fell victim to the trap, how much more the sluggish, sickly mouse.
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