79 Igbo Proverbs / Page 6
- 51. The best way to eat hot soup is little by little.
 - 52. The big game often appears when the hunter has given up the hunt for the day.
- 53. The dog said that it is better to walk behind those who have had a lot to eat, because if something doesn't come out of them one way, it is bound to come out of them another way.
- 54. The little puppy said: "If I fall down and roll over for you, and you fall down and roll over for me, then we are playing. However, if I fall down and roll over for you, but you do not fall down and roll over for me, then that's a fight."
- 55. The lizard says that he knows the condition of his underbelly. The reason he has it pressed against the ground.
- 56. The lizard would like to stand erect, but his tail will not permit him.
- 57. The mind is like a bag; everyone has one.
- 58. The piglet has the same type of snout as her mother.
- 59. The prince is never guilty in his father's court.
- 60. The riverside monkey is apt to be blamed for every twig found in the river.
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