Atatetatotat

Atatetatotat is a Lyzotsi folk song about three siblings that go hunting in the jungle. The eldest child, Atat, proclaims that they should bring glory to the village by hunting a dangerous predator and having a grand feast to celebrate being safe from another hunter in the jungle. The youngest, Otat, disagrees, and says they should try to get as much food as possible by hunting smaller, weaker prey. Unable to compromise, they turn to the middle child, Etat, who feels pressured to agree with the Atat out of respect for his elder, but also to agree with Otat, whose idea is much safer and more likely to succeed. Annoyed by Etat's indecisiveness, Atat and Otat split apart to pursue their own plans individually, leaving Etat behind.
: Atatetatotat! The three could not agree!
: Atatetatotat! Apart, they chased their heart!
Etat returns to the village alone, where his mother asks where his siblings are. After responding -- again -- indecisively and unsurely, he is rebuked for not taking a stance on the issue and for coming back by himself when his siblings are still away. He counters that his siblings couldn't agree on a decision, either, only to be again berated for being weak of will and expecting others to make choices for him.
: Atatetatotat! Shame for they who think the same!
: Atatetatotat! But worse is they without a say!
After being chased away from home and told not to return again without his siblings, Etat wanders the jungle to find Atat and Otat. He finds Otat first, who has been unsuccessfully laying traps for smaller prey, but despite finding blood on the traps, no animals are ever found inside. Otat asks Etat what he thinks, and, after some hesitation, Etat suggests that something larger is stealing the prey. Just then, they hear Atat cry for help -- the two hurry along to find him.
: Atatetatotat! The cry, it split the sky!
: Atatetatotat! The two did run as one!
Etat and Otat find Atat cornered by a ferocious beast that has blood dripping from its jaws. Working together, they are able to overcome the monster. They cut open the belly of the beast, finding the stolen prey inside, just as Etat guessed. Atat and Otat are initially in disagreement over who was right or wrong -- whether it was better to hunt many small beasts or one large one. Etat finally speaks up and says that it doesn't matter, as they have food now, and to waste time arguing further will only put them in further danger. Surprisingly, Etat's siblings agree, and the three carry back all of the meat to the village, where there is a large feast celebrating their successful hunt.
: Atatetatotat! And in turn, the three did learn --
: Atatetatotat! Wrong or right -- just win the fight!
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