Yé ɓāà ló máá pɛ̄lɛ̄í ā, óò gèē kélɛ̄ ɓò gɔ̰̄ zò wáá gé.

When you come to a Mano village, they say that a goat doesn't have a heart in his stomach.

Pɛ́ ē kɛ̄ lɛ́ ɓò gɔ̰̄ zò wáá gé ā yē gɛ̰̀ màá ŋ́ gèē ɓē.

I'm going to talk about the reason why the goat doesn't have a heart in his stomach.

Óò gèē gɔ́ nā ē lā.

They say that the wife of the leopard gave birth (to a child).

Gɔ́ nā lā ā ɓō ā, wìì vɔ̀ séŋ́ ō kɛ̄ nū-pɛ̀lɛ̀, wáà wèbà kɛ̀ wáà lò.

When the wife of the leopard gave birth (to a child), all the animals, they greeted (her) and went away.

Wɛ̀ī é nūá ā, ē là wèbà kɛ̄, ē ló.

When the monkey came, it greeted and went away.

Kìē ē nū ē là wèbà kɛ̄, ē ló.

The chimpanzee came, greeted and went away.

Wìì vɔ̀ séŋ́ ō dīē.

All the animals came by.

Ó nū-á ā, óò gɔ́ là nɛ́ nū yòòlɔ̄ɔ̀ síì, óò wèbà kɛ̀, ō ló ō mɛ̀ŋ́.

When they came, they celebrated the coming of the child (to the world), they greeted and went back.

Lɛ́ ɓò ē nū, ē wèbà kɛ̄ kɛ̄ɛ̄ lɛ̀ɛ́ gbā yɛ́ ē zí kɛ̄ é ló ē mɛ̀í.

Then the goat came, he greeted but he didn't go back (lit. didn't turn to come back).

Ē tó gɔ́ píé kɛ́ì, ē ē dìè kɛ̄ bàlēāmì ká.

He stayed at the leopard's house, he became a nephew.

Ŋwɔ́ nɔ́fé ō kɛ̄ à kɛ̄-pɛ̀lɛ̀ ɛ̄ gɔ́ là nɛ́ ā yēà mɛ̀í ā, ē kɛ̄ yī áà bàlēā-là kɛ̀.

Everything they did after the delivery of the leopard's child, he was there doing the nephew's job (lit. being the nephew).

yēlɛ́ ō tó yī sá̰á̰, lúó gbùò ē dīē, lɛ̀ɛ́ gbā kɛ̄ ló-pɛ̀lɛ̀ ē mɛ̀ŋ́.

He stayed there for a long time, many days passed but he did't go back.

Ē kɛ̄ ɲɛ́nɛ́ dò ká gɔ́ nā áà gèè gɔ́ lɛ̀ɛ̄: "ŋ́ŋ̀ nàà à ká ŋ́ wìì ɓèlè, wìì ɓéē".

One day, the leopard's wife told the leopard: "I want to eat meat, some living meat."

Tɛ́ gɔ́ à gèē ē nā lɛ̀ɛ̄: "Ŋwɔ́ gáà wáá ká, nū kpá ɓò ā ɓō ā, lɛ̄ zèē, yé lɛ̀ɛ́ gbāā zṵ́ kɛ̄ é ló ē mɛ̀ŋ́ ā, ŋ́ŋ̀ lō à zɛ̄ɛ̀.

The leopard said to his wife: "It is not difficult, is has been a long time since the goat has come, as he (stays) here, he refuses to go back, I will kill him."

Mā zò sí à gé, ŋ̄ à nɔ̄ ī lɛ̀ɛ̄, ɓā ɓèlè".

"I will take his heart out of his stomach, I will give it to you, you will eat it."

Yēlɛ́ gɔ́ ē ɓò kṵ́, ē à zɛ̄, ā zò ɓō à gé, ā nɔ̄ ē nā lɛ̀ɛ̄, à nā ā ɓèlè.

And the leopard took the goat, killed it, took the heart out of his stomach and gave it to his wife, the wife ate it.

Pɛ́ ā kɛ̄ lɛ́ ɓò zò wáá gé ā yē lɛ̄.

This is why the goat doesn't have a heart in his stomach.

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