Awright! We know say you no get plenty money. But we sef no get even anini. So derefore make you open dis window and give us one hundred pound and we go commot. Orderwise we de come for inside now to show you guitar-boy like dis . . ."
A volley of automatic fire rang through the sky. Maria and the children began to weep aloud again.
Hint: Anini is a Nigerian coin of very little value.
Which of the following is the best translation for the tief-man's dialogue?
"Okay! We understand that you claim you don't have a lot of money. But we don't even have an anini. If you open this window and give us a hundred pounds, we'll leave. Otherwise, we'll go inside and show you our weapons.""You are lying about how much money you have. We know that you have an anini. Open up your window and give us one hundred anini. If you don't, we're going to leave without showing you our weapons.""We believe you do not have a lot of money. I don't think you even have an anini. Still, I want you to open this window and pretend to give me a hundred pounds. Then we'll go.""If you don't have money, then maybe we got the wrong house. Are you sure you don't even have an anini? How about you open this window and I check to see if you have a hundred pounds lying around. Then, we'll go."
