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1.Ba saŋ maŋ ye ká kpaŋ zaa maŋ wo nira ka ú ní ú liere taa
They always say that everyone should look for someone so they advice each other

2.Bampɛ daba ŋ ne nagmu ka korindoŋɪ wa pam ú
Leopard’s friend was Deer and Black Partridge (BP) came to borrow from him(Leopard).

3.Pam ma ká ŋ wa ta ka ŋ yabi í
"Lend me (some money), and I will pay when I grow up."

4.úŋ pam ú ligbiri nii wɛɛra yome awuna
He(Leopard (L))lent the money to him for several years

5.úŋ tí úŋ ye ká ŋ naŋ taya naŋ ŋaa Ŋ naŋ ba ta.
He (then)went and he (BP) asked: "Have I grown? I have not yet grown."

6.Úŋ ye sira wuna ŋ ne í naŋ ba ta
He (L) said: "yes it is true, you have not yet grown."

7.Úŋ sugi ú blɛŋ ka ú lɔga wa yi.
He(L)asked him (BP)until he became fed-up.

8.úŋ wa ye ká ah veni ka ŋ tí bɛɛ tí nyɛ ŋ daba.
He (then)said: "Let me go tomorrow and see my friend."

9.Úŋ tí ka ú tí dɔɔni ú daba
And he went to say good morning to his friend.

10.ú daba sagi nyina íŋ weera
His friend responded: "Where are you going to?"

11.úŋ ye haali wa yi dinaa kɔriŋdoŋɪ haŋ wa pam ŋ ligbiri
He said Black Partridge came to borrow my money

12.ká ká ú wa ta ka ú yabi ma haali dinaa ú naŋ ba yabi ma
that when he grows he will pay, but up to now he has not yet paid.

13.Ká ŋ wa tí zaa úŋ ye ú naŋ ba ta
Whenever I go he says, he has not yet grown

14.Ká ŋ wa tí zaa úŋ ye ú naŋ ba ta
Whenever I go he says he has not yet grown

15.Úŋ ye blɛɛ?
And he (Deer) said: "Is that so?"

16.Úŋ ye ɛɛŋ.
And he (L)said: "yes."

17.Ká í wa tí kyi ú ká ú bɔɔli ú saa ní ú maa ka ba wa ka í di sanni nii ku ba
When you go tell him to call his father and his mother so you leave the debts with them

18.ká í ku la wa bee
That you will not come there again

19.Ká ba wa nyɛ ka ba wa ku
When they get the money then they bring it to him

20.Úna ba baŋi ká blɛ iŋfɛrɛ ŋ nɛ nii.
He (BP) did not know it was a plan.

21.Ú saŋ tí ʧi ú blɛ úŋ dɛɛ ka ú tí bɔɔli ú saa ní ú maa
When he (L) went and told him (BP) he accepted and he went and called his father and his mother.

22.Aah asei úna wuna saŋ ɛ bibile nii úna wuna la ta yite bana
Not knowing that even he who was the child had grown bigger than them

23.Úŋ ye ká í saa bɛ úŋ yɛ ká nyɛ ú
And he (L) said where is your father? And he said: "Look at him."

24.Úŋ ye ká í maa bɛ úŋ ye ká úna ŋ naa
And he (leopard) said where is your mother? And he (black partridge) said she is here

25.Úŋ ye ká ooooooo ká ŋ ba baŋi ká blɛ ŋ lɛ
And he (leopard) said ooooo I did not know that that is how it is

26.Ŋ ligbee nii dinaa wuna sei ka a kpɛ ŋ nuu.
I must have my money today

27.Ŋ ba baŋi ká ye beesuŋ lɛ.
I did not know that it was your nature

28.Ku ma ŋ bunsi
Give me my things (money)

29.ká a ba kpɛ ŋ nuu ŋ ku tí
if i don’t get my money i will not go away

30.ká ú saa ye ká tɔɔ sira ŋ lɛ baŋ kpɛ ka ba tí wo ligbiire nii wa ku ú
and his (black partridge) father said ok it is true and they went and looked for the money and came and gave to him (leopard)

31.ka ú saa sugi ú
and his (black partridge) father asked him (leopard)

32.ɛɛɛ bulu ŋaa, sugri ŋaa, blɛ í saŋ wa ʧi tu ŋaa
this massage, this question what you just asked us

33.ká ú bɔli ú saa ní ú maa ŋaa
that he (black partridge) should call his (black partridge) father and his (black partridge) mother

34.aŋna ŋ ku í blɛ wuna iŋfɛrɛ
who gave you that thinking

35.úŋ ye ká sira ŋ nɛ nagmu
and he (leopard) said true it was deer

36.nagmu ŋ ku ma blɛ iŋfɛrɛ
it was deer who gave me that thinking

37.úŋ ye ká nagmu ŋ ku í blɛ iŋfɛrɛ
and he (black partridge’s father) was is deer that gave you that thinking

38.úŋ ye
and he (leopard) said yes

39.nagmu miŋ ú miŋ ba só nyina
deer too he (deer) has no teeth

40.úŋ miŋ da pɔsɛɛ ka ú ku bampɛ
and he (black partridge’s father) also bought kola and gave to him (leopard) to give to deer

41.bampɛ dɛɛ ká í tíya í di ku nagmu ká ŋ ye ú poosu ŋ naa
Leopard collect and when you go give it to deer that I say this is his thank you

42.ká ŋ poosiro ú
that I am saying thank you to him (deer)

43.nagmu dʒaŋya ka bampɛ waya ká ú wa poosu ú
deer was lying down and leopard came to greet him (deer)

44.úŋ ye ká í tí nyɛ í ligbee nii
and he (deer) said did you go and get your money

45.úŋ ye ɛɛŋ
and he (leopard) said yes

46.úŋ ye wuna íŋ ɛ nyɛ a
and he (deer) said what did you do to get it

47.úŋ di blɛ yɛli
and he narrated what happened

48.í bɔli naŋ ŋ yore bee
did you call my name there

49.úŋ ye ɛɛŋ
and he (leopard) said yes

50.ká ba yɛ ká ŋ dɛɛ pɔsɛɛ wa ku í
that they said I collect cola and come and give you

51.úŋ ye aŋna ŋ ku ma a pɔsɛɛ
and he (deer) said who asked you to give

52.úŋ ye ká korindoŋɪ saa ká ŋ di pɔsɛɛ wa ku í
and he (leopard) said that black partridge’s father said I should collect cola and come and give to you

53.ú naani ŋ tu ma ba naani ŋ tu ma ína ŋ tu ma
he (black partridge’s father) was not the one who insulted me they were not the ones who insulted me it was you how insulted me

54.bunu nii saŋ wa ka bampɛ ní nagmu aŋ zabi baŋ barisi taa nii a piraa ŋ lɛ nii
That is why deer and leopard quarreled and become enemies


Everyone needs a adviser
They always say that everyone should look for someone so they can advice each other.
Leopard’s friend was Deer. One day Black Partridge (BP) came to borrow from Leopard:
"Lend me (some money), and I will pay when I grow up.", and Leopard lent him money for several years. But each time he went to ask BP:for his money, BP said "Have I grown yet?", "I have not yet grown" he continued. and Leopard then said: "Yes it is true, you have not yet grown." So it went until Leopard became fed-up and he decided to see his friend Deer.

So he said to himself "Let me go tomorrow and see my friend dear for some advice on this issue"
The next day Leopard told Deer: "BP came to borrow my money, that when he grows he he will pay me back, but up to now he has not yet paid. Whenever I go he says, he has not yet grown."

Deer said: "Is that so?", and Leopard said: "Yes."
Then Deer said: "When you go to him next time,tell him to call his father and his mother so that you can leave the debts with them. and than tell him to tell his parents that they should bring the money to you when ever they get it".

BP did not know it was a plan so When Leopard came and told him, he accepted and he went and called his father and his mother. Not knowing that even he who was the child had grown bigger than them. When the parents came to him Leopard asked: "where is your father?" and BP said: "You look at him."

And Leopard said: "Where is your mother?" and BP said: "She is here."
Leopard then said: "Oh, I did not know that that is how it is. I must have my money today. I did not know that you were already bigger than your parents". Give me my money. If i don’t get my money, I will not go away."

BP's father said ok, and they went and looked for the money and came and gave it to Leopard. But then BP's farther asked Leopard: "This message that you gave us that BP should call his father and his mother, who made you think of that?" So Leopard said that that had been Deer's idea. BP's father knew that Deer had no teeth, and so he bought kola so that Leopard could give it to Deer. He also said that Leopard should give it to Deer as his personal thanks to him.

When Leopard came to Deer, Deer was lying down and Leopard greeted him. Then Deer asked if Leopard has gotten his money back. And Leopard said: "Yes" and told Deer what had happened. "Did you mention my name there", asked Deer, and Leopard said: "Yes" and told Deer that BP's father had asked him to collect this kola an give it to him. Then Deer said:" Then it was not BP's father who insulted me, but it was you who insulted me since you are the carrier of the insult.

That is why Deer and Leopard quarreled and became enemies.