Saying that it’s for her child, she gets herself a loaf of bread.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
Don't demand that what you write in the Nile will be read in the desert.
Ethiopian
If the heart is sad, tears will flow.
Ethiopian
A cow gave birth to a fire; she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.
Ethiopian
The point of the needle must pass first.
Ethiopian
The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
Ethiopian