Ifa was consulted by 2 good friends who were also farmers. Ifa prescribed ebo (sacrifice) to be done by them in order to maintain their friendship. They rebuffed the advice of Ifa because they were really good friends and could never see anything breaking their friendship up. Years passed, they maintained their farms side by side each other. Their children married and gave them mutual grandchildren. One day, a man walked down the road that split their two farms. Both farmers on either side of the man looked up and the man said "Hi". The farmers replied "Hello" back. One farmer said "Did you see the man in black clothes and red hat pass by?" The other farmer said "No, I didn't see him but did you see the man in red clothes and black hat?" "No" said the first farmer. Before long their conversation became a disagreement and that led to an argument and then resentment.
I'm following this, but you lost me with:
"One farmer said "Did you see the man in black clothes and red hat pass by?" The other farmer said "No, I didn't see him but did you see the man in red clothes and black hat?"
Which did the man have, red clothes or a red hat? Unless one or the other farmer was colorblind, the man had black clothes or a black hat, but not either/or ... Blackbird.