English: The troglodytes said "bridge" when one of them crossed a river, walking on the trunk of a tall tree that had fallen there by chance. Unfortunately, however, no one knows what that word was.
Toki Pona: jan pi tomo kiwen li tawa kepeken noka. ona li poka pi telo tawa. ona li lukin e ni: kasi suli li anpa li lon sewi pi telo tawa. jan ni li tawa lon kiwen pi kasi suli. ona li poka ante pi telo tawa. jan ante mute li lukin e ni, li toki: nasin pona a! ona li kepeken nimi ante. taso mi sona ala e nimi ni.