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"If the one who sleeps alone
also has the misfortune to sleep badly,
only Olorun can wake him"
were the ones who cast
Ifa for the Stranger, on the day
that Stranger went out into the fields
of Eluju, to go and live there.
They told him it would be easy for him
to carry his loads to his new house.
They told him to sacrifice in order to
find someone who would do it for him,
help him carry his load on his head.
"Yes, yes," Stranger said, "but tell me:
what might be the sacrifice?"
The sacrifice is one hen,
three thousand two hundred cowries,
and ewe made of olusesaju,
by squeezing its leaves in water,
to bath in with soap, Stranger,
oh Stranger in this land!
Stranger carefully listened,
and made the sacrifice.
Then Stranger went off to the fields,
preparing his load, but,
looking left and right,
looking back and forth,
everywhere he looked he saw
no one to help him
Then the Winds of Heaven came,
took pity on Stranger who, after all,
had offered correctly,
and helped him to carry his load.
He said: "This load is now Olorun's load,
a dupe! Efufulele, therefor help me
to place this load on my head, Efulele.
Don't you know then, my friend,
don't you realize then after all,
that those having no humans to help them,
must place all their trust in Olorun?"
Don't you know that, my friend?