Some time later, Cikizwa went down to the river to enjoy herself.
There were already a few people and animals there.
Some of them were fishing, and then braaiing the fish they had caught.
They ate the fish and fluffy freshly-baked roosterkoek.
Cikizwa noticed a beautiful fish and she found out that his name was Gumbi.

Gumbi and Cikizwa got to know each other and quickly became friends.
Cikizwa even decided to stop eating fish out of respect for Gumbi.
Some of the other animals laughed at them and said, “How can a fish and a chicken be friends?”

But Gumbi and Cikizwa didn’t care. They became even closer.
Gumbi taught Cikizwa how to swim and dive, and Cikizwa taught Gumbi how to scratch in the sand for food.
Eventually Gumbi asked Cikizwa to marry him.
Cikizwa agreed immediately. Together they decided to have their wedding the following Saturday at a place that they both loved near the river.

Their wedding day arrived. The sun was blazing hot. What a wonderful wedding it was!
The animal choir sang beautifully.
Iguanas, whales, crocodiles, seals, sharks, dolphins, sheep, cattle, dogs, antelopes, hares, porcupines, water snakes and other animals all sang together:
“It is enjoyable here at the wedding of the fish.
It is enjoyable here at the wedding of the chicken!”