Once upon a time, the
Tortoise courted the pretended friendship of a young Fowl. He told him how
friendly he was with his late father. He gave him useful advice on how to evade
being sacrificed to the pixies and won his confidence. One fateful day, the
Tortoise met the Cock on the way as he was coming to pay him a visit. He
convinced the Cock to follow him to visit his friend, the Ụdara tree because he had nothing in his house to offer such a
great friend as the Cock. The Cock accompanied him to the Ụdara tree. When they
got there, Tortoise sang to the Ụdara
tree:
Udara dakwa m n’ekpuru m o! Kpuru
k’ekpu (2ce)
Tiim ọ dala-o kpuru K’ekpu! (2ce)
Ụdara fall on my back, Kpuru K’ekpu! (2ce)
Tiim,
it has fallen, Kpuru K’ekpu! (2ce)
