Ilu
Oturukpokpo si na azu o gbanyelu uwa bu ka o bechaa ogwe welu fu iru igwe anya
In Englishthe meaning
The woodpecker said that its back is turned on the world only because it is busy gouging a hole in the Ogwe underworld tree, so as to see deep into the face of the sky.
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