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Kirikou: So... the Sorceress did not take the water away from the village, she did not eat the men, she prefers to eat yams... next you are going to say she's innocent and she loves everybody!
Kirikou's Grandfather: No, no. She dislikes children, she despises women, and she hates all men!
Kirikou: But why?
Kirikou's Grandfather: Because she is in pain!
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Karaba: [her suspicious lookout has seen Kirikou's mother searching among the plants] She's gathering herbs to make soup.
Robert Liensol
Extended Reading
Kirikou and the Sorceress quotes