The fox must be chased away first after that the hen might be warned against wandering into the bush.
More African Proverbs:
Don't look at the visitor's face but at his stomach.African
If you have five wives, then you have five tongues.
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A man who is patient is rewarded.
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Nothing wipes your tears away but your own hand.
African
The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.
African
No matter how big the butterfly may be, it cannot be called a bat.
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