The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.
More Shona Proverbs:
It is mysterious if a baboon falls from a tree.Shona
A new thing does not come to she who sits, but to she who travels.
Shona
One who refused advice was later seen bleeding.
Shona
The chakata fruit on the ground belongs to all, but the one on the tree is for she who can climb.
Shona
No matter how thoroughly a crow may wash, it remains ever black.
Shona