Ilu
Eze mbe sị na e jighi ehi kwa nne ya di na nsọ, mana a sị ya wete na ya enweghi.
In Englishthe meaning
The (king) tortoise said it is an abomination to bury his mother without a cow, but if he were asked to provide one, he could not afford it.
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