Special Dictionary / World Proverbs / African Proverbs
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2049 African Proverbs.41. A child among elders converses with its ears.42. A child can play with its mother's breasts, but not its father's testicles.43. A child doesn't belong to the father or mother; a child belongs to the ancestors.44. A child doesn't breast-feed from a stepmother if its mother is still alive.45. A child while bathing only scrubs its stomach.46. A child who eats too much shouldn't blame is buttock.47. A child who is fearless is going to bring tears to his mother's eyes.48. A child who knows how to wash his hands will eat with the chiefs.49. A child who protested when being stripped on the back by its mother, it's humbled by the scorching sun when left to walk.50. A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm. | |
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