People asked the partridge, “Why is your clothing so dirty?” He responded, “Why would my clothing not be dirty? Given the time it takes me to make a hundred heaps in the morning, and the time I need to scratch the ground at dawn, what time is left for me to wash my clothes?”
Wọ́n ní, “Àparò aṣọ ẹẹ́ ṣe pọ́n báyìí?” Ó ní ìgbà wo laṣọ òun ò níí pọ́n? Kóun tó kọ igba láàárọ̀, kóun tó họ ilẹ̀ kùrẹ̀-kùrẹ̀ lábùsùndájí. Ìgbà wo lòun ó ràáàyè fọṣọ?