You can’t jump from one tree to another but you can from one man to another.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
Midday sun is the remedy for a cold.Nigerian
You cannot roast corn with two eyes.
Nigerian
The crocodile does not die under the water so that we can call the monkey to celebrate its funeral.
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The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree said he would praise himself if no one else did.
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The disobedient fowl obeys in a pot of soup.
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A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you.
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