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Bon bunku ni nku!mu ni mbonyum children come together in the evening. Bo ntud ngwen they do riddles mo! ya "mu ma ntsi" one said"i am in the valley" mo! ya " mu ku nka" the other said "i am on top of the hill". Mo! ta ya "nkwala e" one said "nkwala e" mfad i bub nga "nkwala" the other replied "nkwala". i ya "Ba fu yub" he said "ba fu yub' I ti ma ndin bo, "i ya fa nyam , sung mbo u." If he does not know the answer" he say offer me animal and i will tell you the answer." Ngang-ma-ntsi sung nga "mfa kan" the one in the valley says ' i give you a monkey". I ya "nko nkan , nkanti ngong a mu , sung nga he says " i take the monkey and monkey my country and tell you that U ma ndzo nindong bo nsti e. look at the sky and the ground. ------------------------------------------------------- ngan ma nsti bi ni nga "nkwala e " the child in the valley says " nkwala e' ngang ku nka! bud nga "nkwala " the child on top of the hill replied "nkwala" "koupti ku soo bo" "a pot that you cannot put your hand in it' Ngang-ku-nka lin nkanyin, mbud nga the child on top of the hill knew the answer and replied "kot" toilet. A ku mbo ngang-ma-ntsi. and it was the turn of the one in the valley again.
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