Once upon a time, a Hawk and a Hen shared a little house and were closest friends. They both had a love for drumming. One day, the Hawk planned to make a drum, but the Hen was lazy and refused to help. “Let’s go into the forest and chop some wood for the drum,” the Hawk said. “I’m sorry, but I’m feeling sick and can’t come with you,” Hen answered. The Hawk then asked to borrow the Hen’s axe and axle, but the Hen told him that they were also sick and couldn’t be used.
Frustrated, the Hawk went to a friend’s house and borrowed the tools he needed. He successfully made a beautiful drum and placed it outside to dry in the sun. Every time the Hawk left the house, the Hen would rush out and play the drum, singing, “Keere Kete Sooya, Keere Kete Sooya, my friend’s little drum, Keere Kete Sooya, because I’m not well, Keere Kete Sooya, I can play and play and play, Keere Kete Sooya.”
The Hawk became suspicious that the drum was being played when he wasn’t home, so one day he pretended to go to the farm and instead hid in a nearby bush. Sure enough, as soon as the Hawk left, the Hen ran out to play the drum. “Keere Kete Sooya, Keere Kete Sooya, my friend’s little drum, Keere Kete Sooya, because I’m not well, Keere Kete Sooya, I can play and play and play, Keere Keteeeeeeeee.” Before completing the song, the Hawk jumped out of the bush and caught Hen in the act. The Hen begged for mercy and offered one of her chicks to the Hawk in exchange for her life. The Hawk agreed and their friendship came to an end.
From that day on, the Hawk would fly away from the village, promising to return when the Hen hatched her chicks. And this is why to this day, the Hawk is always attracted to chicks and not the Hen.