Ijapa (Tortoise) and Jigborere, Oluwo’s Son Childrens
Ni igba atijọ, ni ilu Ijafa, ọkunrin kan wa ti a npè ni Oluwo. Ọmọ rẹ̀ ni Jigborere, ṣugbọn gbogbo eniyan n pe e ni Rere. Oluwo jẹ́ agbẹ̀ ọlọ́rọ̀, o si ní ọpọlọpọ ohun ini. Ó fẹ́ràn Rere pupọ.
Ṣugbọn Rere jẹ́ ọmọ alágbára, onígboyà, o si ní ohùn dídùn bíi ti angẹli! 🎤
Rere fẹ́ràn ìtàn ọdẹ. Ó fẹ́ di ọdẹ igbo nla — ọdẹ ti ń ṣọdẹ erin, kìnnìún, àti ẹfọn. (BOOM! 💥)
Ọjọ́ kan baba Rere sọ fún un: “Rere, ohun wo ni o fẹ́ ṣe pẹ̀lú ìgbésí ayé rẹ?”
Baba Rere bẹ̀rù. “Ọdẹ igbo nla lewu! O nilo oogun ati epe. Kò rọrùn rárá.”
Ṣugbọn Rere kò gbọ́. “Bí mo bá ní ìbọn, gbogbo rẹ̀ yóò rọrùn!” (CRACK! 💪)
Ìyá Rere ṣàdárí: “Kí o máa lọ, ṣugbọn ṣe ìdánwò pẹ̀lú ẹran ọ́sìn lórí oko wa.” Ó ra ewúrẹ́ méjì àti ọ̀dọ́ àgùntàn méjì.
Nígbẹ̀yìn, àwọn òbí rẹ̀ jẹ́ kí ó lọ, nítorí Rere ṣe alágbára gan-an.
Ní òwúrọ̀ ọjọ́ kan, oju ọrun mọ́. Rere wọ aṣọ ọdẹ rẹ̀, ó gbé ìbọn, àdá, àti àpò rẹ̀. Ó dabi akọni ọdẹ! 😎
Ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ ìrìn àjò lọ sí igbo nla. (CRUNCH CRUNCH! 🍂)
Rere rìn, ó sì rìn ninu igbo. Ko ri erin kan, ko si ri kìnnìún. Ó bá àwọn ọdẹ mìíràn.
Ṣugbọn Rere kò gbagbọ́. (HMPH! 😤)
Ọjọ́ rẹ̀, Rere rí igi ńlá kan lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ odò. Ó rọ́ lábẹ́ igi, ó jẹun, ó sì sùn. (Zzz… 😴)
Lójijì, ìjì ńlá bẹ̀rẹ̀. Afẹ́fẹ́ ń fẹ́, ààrá ń dún! (BOOM! CRACKLE! ⛈️)
Òjò ń rọ̀ bí ìṣàn omi. Rere dìdì, ó sọ gbogbo ohun èlò rẹ̀ nù. Ó bẹ̀rù pupọ.
Rere di ojú odò, ó ń lọ. Kò le wẹ̀! (HELP! 🆘)
Rere tètè mú igi kan tí ń lọfò lójú odò. Ó dìmú, ó sì ṣíwájú. Lẹ́yìn náà, ó gbàdúrá, ó dákun. Nigbati o ṣí ojú rẹ̀, ó wà ní etí odò, ọ̀dọ̀ ilé ijapa kan.
Ijapa, tí ń ṣe Ahun ní èdè Yorùbá, rí Rere. Ó sọ ara rẹ̀: “Ọmọ ènìyàn ni! Mo gbọdọ gbà á là.”
Ijapa ṣe aanu ní àkọ́kọ́. Ṣugbọn nígbà tí ó gbọ́ Rere ń kọrin, ọkàn rẹ̀ yí padà. (🎵)
Rere ní ohùn tí ó dùn bíi fèrè àtọrunwá. Kí ó bá a ṣiṣẹ́ nílé, yóò máa kọrin. Gbogbo àwọn tó ń kọjá máa ń jó. (DANCE! 💃🕺)
Ijapa ronú: “Ohùn yìí lè mú owó wá! Èmi yóò fi Rere sínú ìlù ńlá kan, èmi yóò sọ pé ìlù alámọ̀já ni.”
Lálẹ́ ọjọ́ kan, ó fi oogun sínú oúnjẹ Rere. Rere sùn. Ijapa fi í sínú ìlù ńlá, ó bo ẹnu rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú awọ ẹran. (DRUM ROLL! 🥁)
Rere dánwò láti pariwo, ṣugbọn ó mọ̀ pé kò ní ṣiṣẹ́. Nígbà náà, ó pinnu láti kọ orin nípa ara rẹ̀. Ó kọrin: “Rere ọmọ Oluwo, Iya f’ewurẹ ‘lẹ, Baba f’aguntan ‘lẹ…”
Mo lọ d’igbo Ẹfọn, o d’igbo Erin…
Agbara-ojo l’o fa mi lẹsẹ, mo yẹ gẹrẹ s’odo.
Ṣugbọn gbogbo ènìyàn ń jó lọ́wọ́ orin náà. Wọn kò fetí sí ọ̀rọ̀ náà. Ijapa di ọlọ́rọ̀. (💰💰💰)
Ọba ilu Ijafa gbọ́ ìròyìn nípa ìlù alámọ̀já. Ó pe Ijapa láti wá ṣeré ní ààfin.
Ọjọ́ àjọyọ̀ dé. Gbogbo ènìyàn kó jọ. Ó sì jẹ́ pé àwọn òbí Rere wà níbẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kò jó nítorí wọ́n ń ṣọ̀fọ̀ ọmọ wọn. (😢)
Ijapa lu ìlù, Rere bẹ̀rẹ̀ orin rẹ̀. Lẹ́ẹ̀kan yìí, àwọn òbí Rere fetí sílẹ̀. Wọ́n gbọ́ orúkọ “Oluwo” àti “Rere”.
Ọba paṣẹ pé kí wọ́n dá jó dúró. Gbogbo ènìyàn fetí sí ọ̀rọ̀ orin Rere. Nígbà tí wọ́n gbọ́ bí ó ṣe ṣubú sínú odò, bí Ijapa ṣe fi í sínú ìlù, inú bí gbogbo wọn. (😡)
Wọ́n fà ìlù náà ya, Rere jáde. (TA-DA! 🎉)
Rere hàn tẹlẹ̀, rẹwẹsi, ṣùgbọ́n òun fúnra rẹ̀ bẹbẹ fún Ijapa.
Ọba kò pa Ijapa, ṣùgbọ́n ó lé e kúrò ní ìlú náà, ó sì sọ pé kí ó má ṣe tún padà mọ́. (🚫)
Rere padà sí ilé, ó yá ara rẹ̀ lára. Gbogbo ìlú ṣe ayẹyẹ pẹ̀lú ìdùnnú.
Long, long ago, in the town of Ijafa, there lived a wealthy farmer named Oluwo. He had a son called Jigborere, but everyone called him Rere. Oluwo was rich and happy.
But Rere was strong, brave, and had a voice like an angel! 🎤
Rere loved hunting stories. He wanted to be a deep forest hunter — a hunter of elephants, lions, and buffaloes. (BOOM! 💥)
One day, Father asked: “Rere, what do you want to be when you grow up?”
Father was worried. “Deep forest hunting is dangerous! You need magic and charms. It’s not easy.”
But Rere wouldn’t listen. “If I have a gun, everything will be easy!” (CRACK! 💪)
Rere’s mother had an idea: “Don’t go yet. First practise with tame animals on our farm.” She bought two goats and two lambs.
In the end, his parents gave in, because Rere was very stubborn.
One bright morning, Rere put on his hunter clothes, carried his gun, cutlass, and bag. He looked like a hero! 😎
He set off into the deep forest. (CRUNCH CRUNCH! 🍂)
Rere walked and walked in the forest. He saw no elephants, no lions. He met other hunters.
But Rere didn’t believe them. (HMPH! 😤)
Later, Rere found a giant tree by a river. He rested under it, ate some food, and fell asleep. (Zzz… 😴)
Suddenly, a big storm began. Wind howled, thunder crashed! (BOOM! CRACKLE! ⛈️)
Rain poured like a waterfall. Rere got soaked and lost all his gear. He was very scared.
Rere was carried away by the current. He couldn’t swim! (HELP! 🆘)
Rere grabbed a floating tree branch. He held on tight and passed out. When he woke up, he was on a riverbank, near a small house.
A tortoise named Ijapa saw Rere. He said to himself: “A human boy! I must save him.”
Ijapa was kind at first. But then he heard Rere singing, and his heart changed. (🎵)
Rere had a heavenly voice. While doing chores, he would sing. Everyone who passed by stopped to dance. (DANCE! 💃🕺)
Ijapa had a greedy thought: “This voice can make me rich! I will put Rere inside a big drum and call it a magical drum.”
One night, he drugged Rere’s food. Rere fell asleep. Ijapa locked him inside a drum, covered the top with animal skin. (DRUM ROLL! 🥁)
Rere thought about shouting, but he knew no one would believe him. So he decided to sing a song about himself: “Rere, son of Oluwo, Mother gave goats, Father gave lambs…”
I said I’d hunt buffaloes and elephants…
The rainstorm made me slip into the river.
But everyone just danced to the rhythm. Nobody listened to the words. Ijapa became very rich. (💰💰💰)
The King of Ijafa heard about the magical drum. He invited Ijapa to perform at the palace festival.
The festival day came. Everyone gathered. Rere’s parents were there, but they didn’t dance because they were mourning their lost son. (😢)
Ijapa tapped the drum. Rere began to sing. This time, Rere’s parents listened carefully. They heard the name “Oluwo” and “Rere”.
The King ordered the dancing to stop. Everyone listened to Rere’s words. When they heard how he fell into the river and how Ijapa trapped him, they were furious. (😡)
They tore the drum open, and Rere climbed out. (TA-DA! 🎉)
Rere was thin and weak, but he himself begged for Ijapa’s mercy.
The King did not kill Ijapa, but he banished him forever from the town and threw him into the forest. (🚫)
Rere went home, got healthy again, and the whole town celebrated.