Ilchoréta apá enkíne,
oldía ó enkíténg.
Óre enkolóng nabô
népuo páran te engárrî.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
Óre peê ebayá, néjokí
oláréwání lé engárri peê
élâk iropiyianí enyê.
Nélak enkíteng
inenyéna.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Nélak oldía aitulusoó,
amû meáta esíáná oó
iropiyianí naáíririkíno.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
Néjo oláréwání áshúkóki
oldía iropiyianí enyéna
naátelekutúa, nédol
enkíné peê eisík aló éítû
élâk.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Négoro naléng
oláréwání.
Néreu engárri aló éítû
eshukokí oldía iropiyianí
enyéna naáshukokíno.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
Náa ínâ peê óre o táatá
kémir oldía engárri
aing’orú olaréwani leitú
éíshô iropiyianí enyéna
naáshukúnye.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Néísik enkíne tenéning
engárri nalotú.
Kéuré ajó kéíbung’í amû
eitú élâk iropiyianí
enyéna.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
Néméírut nínye
enkíteng tenéning
engárri nalotú.
Kédeenyári tenélang
enkóítói.
Kéyíólo ajó étáláá
iropiyianí enyéna te
lulúng’ata.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
