The person with burned fingers asks for tongs.
More Samoan Proverbs:
Sit and wait for the good chestnuts.Samoan
Blessed is the moon; it goes but it comes back again.
Samoan
Like a fish, one should look for a hole in the net.
Samoan
Sin is carried in the mouth.
Samoan
You shake in vain the branch that bears no fruit.
Samoan
Gather the breadfruit from the farthest branches first.
Samoan