Eji Ogbe Intro

Orunmila says it should be done bit by bit; 

I say it is bit by bit that we should eat the head of the rat; 

it is bit by bit that we should eat the head of the fish.
The one who comes from the sea, who comes from the lagoon to receive the head of the cow was not unimportant at Ife long ago.
We are not as large as the elephant nor as stout as the buffalo.
The sash that is worn underneath is not as fine as the sash that is tied on top.
No king is as great as the Ooni. No string cowries is as long as that of Yemideregbe; 

Yemideregbe is what we call the Sea Goddess.

Orunmila says that we should measure the length and measure the breadth. 

The hand reaches much higher than the head; young palm fronds reach much higher than the old palm fronds.
No forest is so dense that the iroko tree cannot be seen; no music is so loud that the gong cannot be heard. "Mine is important, mine is important" is the cry of the Grey Heron.
Well then, whose affair is most important?
Clearly Palm Tree's affair is most important, clearly.
Okan sprouts, it reaches the road;
Clearly Palm Tree's affair is most important, clearly.
Okan sprouts, it reaches the road;
Clearly Palm Tree's affair is most important, clearly.
"Mine is important, mine is important" is the cry of the Grey Heron;
Clearly Palm Tree's affair is most important, clearly.