Ó yí ìṣe rẹ̀ pada níwájú wọn, ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ṣe bíi wèrè. Ó ń fi ọwọ́ ha ìlẹ̀kùn ojú ọ̀nà ààfin, ó sì ń wa itọ́ sí irùngbọ̀n rẹ̀. Our attempt to kill the oṣè tree only makes it fatter.
O yi ise re pada niwaju won, o bere si se bii were. O n fi owo ha ilekun oju ona aafin, o si n wa ito si irungbon re. Our attempt to kill the ose tree only makes it fatter.