Odi Meyi was very presumptuous: he never asked for advice before a journey, considered himself above the divinities and believed only in his own power. He descended to the world unprepared, carrying on his head the metal smelting furnace and the thunder stone, objects belonging to Shangó and Ogún. His followers cautioned him not to leave without offering a guinea fowl to his guardian angel and a goat to Eshu, but he did not listen to them.
Once in the world, he instructed his parents to venerate Ogún and Shangó. His temperament, however, was so violent and unbeatable that nobody could bear to live with him, and he ended up isolated in the depths of the forest.
In his old age, his guardian angel communicated with him in a dream to complain that it suffered from the lack of the sacrifice. Odi Meyi consulted his Ifá, and his own odu appeared. With the money from selling his fruit, he finally gave Ifá the guinea fowl and Eshu the goat.
Later on, the king's daughter faced a labor that no priest could resolve. They sent for Odi, who with a spell made the child and the placenta come out together. His worth was recognized: the king granted him a title and a dwelling. Even so, he lamented having planted trees that others would harvest, because he had not heeded in time the advice to offer the sacrifice.
Conceit that refuses to consult leads to loneliness and a bad name. What was ignored must sooner or later be fulfilled, and a person's worth ends up being recognized, even though it comes late and others harvest what was sown.
A guinea fowl for his guardian angel and a goat for Eshu; in the end he gave the guinea fowl to Ifá.
Abimi lorigi-omo iyi ni mi Edo okpe ni moje Edo oke ni mo mu Okuro ni ogbigbo.
Awó laafi rabe taafi dae loko gbaa Edon a moju ganranwun Okuko taakpe oko Ila abenukpa kaa Oruko taakpe obo Alarisa notigbe omo olomode sinu Etu omo olomo bogboro orite eje waye. (Se repite todo tres veces.)