Two fishermen lived in an area of dead water and had to go far out to sea to fish; the distance was so great that on the way back they always found every fish rotten, and they suffered great poverty. They went to Orunmila, who saw this Ifá for them and told them to make ebbó and to pray to Olofin and to Olokun. They went out fishing, took a great many fish, and on the way back a cold front caught them and water began coming into the boat; the more they bailed, the more came in, and that is how they reached the shore. Checking the fish, they found them all fresh and in good condition, because the cold water had kept them the whole way. They had the satisfaction of success, they could trade and feed their families, and success began for them both, out of their faith and their stubborn effort.
On this road, two fishermen had their house next to a stretch of dead water, so to get a catch they had no choice but to go out to the open sea.
They fished on the high seas, and since the stretch from out there to the shore was very long, when they came back with the catch they found that the whole load came in rotten. That kept them in misery, and the same thing happened every time they went out.
The situation was serious and desperate, so they went to Orunmila's house. He did osode for them, saw this Ifá for them and told them to make ebbó and to pray to Olofin and Olokun.
They then went out to fish and, as always, they took fish in great amount; but on the way back to their town a cold wave caught them — a cold front — and at the same time the boat began to take on water, so they set about bailing it, that is, getting the water out of the boat.
And the more they took out, the more came in: in that struggle they made it to the shore. When they checked the catch they saw that all the fish came in fresh and in good shape, because the fishermen stayed in the water the whole way and that is how they kept. With that came the satisfaction of success: they could trade their goods, feed their families, and success began for the two of them, because of their faith and their stubborn effort.