mo gbọ́ bòòsí ògbùró, mo pọ̀sẹ̀sẹ̀, mo ṣe bẹ́yẹ t'ó tóbi tó erin ni, àṣé kò jolongo lọ!
I heard the desperate cry of the ogburo bird, I quickened my steps in fear; I thought it was a bird as big as an elephant; behold, it turned out not to be bigger than the tiny firefinch