The man being carried does not realize how far away the town really is.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
When the next house is on fire, 'tis high time to look to your own.Nigerian
A smiling face dispels unhappiness.
Nigerian
When one is in trouble, one remembers God.
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Fishing without a net is just bathing.
Nigerian
Fowls will not spare a cockroach that falls in their mist.
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Now the marriage begins, says the woman who has been beaten with thorns.
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