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 76 7 Dammu sariki'n hankuri, kurrum ya gum- slieka da kowa, wanda ya che " ka che " shi ya che. The dammic is the prince of patience, he tries to please every one, if any one says, " speak," he speaks. 8 Tsari mai ba haushi akoreka ka fada riia. tsari, you give disappointment, when you are chased you drop into the water. Tsari, said to be a small alligator. 9 Iska ba ki da nowyi, kina kada mainya mainyan itachi. wind you have no weight, but you cut down the biggest trees. 10 Kitse mugu'n nama, ba ka nima ba, ka kasshe wutta. fat, you are an evil kind of meat, you do not get cooked and you put out the fire. 11 Enna laifi'n angulu, kaza'n birni, wonda ba ta tona sbuka. Why do people find fault with the vulture ; it is a town bird, it does not eat seeds (that have been sown). 12 Man ka ji zuma yana kugi, ya yi rua ne, shina nema'n maichinsa. When you hear the bee buzzing, you know it is making honey and wants some one to take it. 13 Laya'n karra da keau, ba magani. Laya (charms) made of guinea corn stalk sewn in leather are nice to look at, but they are not real " juju."