But Kaamba said, "If I were so powerful would I be cut by a knife?"
But the knife cried: "Here! I am Kee'soo, the knife. Why do you beat me? What have I done?"
And they said: "Yes, we know you are Keesoo; you cut Kaamba, the rope; that ties Paaka, the cat; who eats Paanya, the rat; who bores through Keeyambaaza, the mud wall; which stopped Koosee, the south wind; and Koosee, the south wind, threw down the calabash that struck our teacher Goso. You should not have done it."
But Keesoo said, "If I were so powerful would I be burned by the fire?"
But the fire cried: "Here! I am Mo'to, the fire. Why do you beat me? What have I done?"
And they said: "Yes, we know you are Moto; you burn Keesoo, the knife; that cuts Kaamba, the rope; that ties Paaka, the cat; who eats Paanya, the rat; who bores through Keeyambaaza, the mud wall; which stopped Koosee, the south wind; and Koosee, the south wind, threw down the calabash that struck our teacher Goso. You should not have done it."
But Moto said, "If I were so powerful would I be put out by water?"
But the water cried: "Here! I am Maa'jee, the water. Why do you beat me? What have I done?"
And they said: "Yes, we know you are Maajee; you put out Moto, the fire; that burns Keesoo, the knife; that cuts Kaamba, the rope; that ties Paaka, the cat; who eats Paanya, the rat; who bores through Keeyambaaza, the mud wall; which stopped Koosee, the south wind; and Koosee, the south wind, threw down the calabash that struck our teacher Goso. You should not have done it."
But Maajee said, "If I were so powerful would I be drunk by the ox?"
But the ox cried: "Here! I am Ng'om'bay, the ox. Why do you beat me? What have I done?"
And they said: "Yes, we know you are Ng'ombay; you drink Maajee, the water; that puts out Moto, the fire; that burns Keesoo, the knife; that cuts Kaamba, the rope; that ties Paaka, the cat; who eats Paanya, the rat; who bores through Keeyambaaza, the mud wall; which stopped Koosee, the south wind; and Koosee, the south wind, threw down the calabash that struck our teacher Goso. You should not have done it."
But Ng'ombay said, "If I were so powerful would I be tormented by the fly?"
But the fly cried: "Here! I am Een'zee, the fly. Why do you beat me? What have I done?"