"Go and beg." "Once upon a time there was a cayman and a bird." "whose mother had gone to search for food and he was alone in the nest." "The cayman said to him :" ""Come down, I am your mother's friend."" "And the bird was saying :" "Mother, is coming to get me" "Before I go to sea," "Charity in the name of God." "Charity in the name of God." "Little one, come and take, in the name of God." "God bless you." "Charity in the name of God." "The cayman is still there and he is saying," "Bird, don't cry," "Before sun set Mother will be back to you," "you want to deceive me Mother will not come, you want to deceive me." "Mother will not come," "If mother had to come, she'd be here, Since sunrise," "Oh!" "What a thief." "Help me cross." "Eh!" "Are you kidding me?" " What's your name?" " Modou." "I am Ablaye." "Alright, let's go." "Mother, help!" "Oh!" "Help!" "And the cayman was saying :" "Bird, don't cry," "Mother will come to see you Before sun set," "Thief!" "Thief!" "Modou, caymans are everywhere." "Do not let yourself loose if you do, they'll eat you." "Birds for sale!" "Birds for sale!" "Eh!" "bird seller give me a bird." "What is the old man doing?" "I already saw that." "It's said that it's an offering to drive away misfortune." "You see how scared they are." "What is going on here?" "One would say the earth is dead." "He's the only one left and he needs water." "Father lost his herd diring the great drought." "Since then, he's in the city to find a means to replace it." "I didn't know Father." "Mother entrusted me to a marabou... who drags me from village to village to beg." "Father, this is my friend." " Hoe is he called?" " Modou." " Ah!" "Is this what you bring for me?" " Yes it is." "Well, go and play." "Modou..." "Yes ..." "I've had enough of living in this dustbin." "Shall we see eachother tomorrow?" "May be." "The bird is hungry and tired." "He knows that the cayman is even more humgry than him... and that he wants to eat him." "The cayman was saying :" "Bird, your mother is my friend," "For your good, I am under this tree looking at you," "Mother, come and get me," "What did you do with what you begged today?"