When a fowl gets to a new town, it stands on one leg until it knows that it is a town where people stand on their two legs.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
A child who is carried on the back will not know how far the journey is.Nigerian
A strong man is remembered on the day of the fight, and a gluttony on the day pounded yam is surplus.
Nigerian
Anyone who urinates in a stream should be warned because any of his relatives may drink from the water.
Nigerian
The fish that can see that its water is getting shallower, cannot be stranded.
Nigerian
The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by the fire to sleep.
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A masquerade does not perform to an outside audience until he performs well at the home base.
Nigerian