281 Kikuyu Proverbs / Page 16
- 151. The cimex lives in the firewood and still it reaches its full growth.
 - 152. The cooking pot on the fire leaks, when pouring water it is broken.
- 153. The cow has a bad delivery though her owner is present.
- 154. The cow is given a present when her calf is carried away.
- 155. The cow that drops her calf in the sun feeds it there too.
- 156. The day is for working, the night is for resting.
- 157. The dunghill grows by straws thrown upon it.
- 158. The elders drink afterwards.
- 159. The elders of the council do not jump over a brook.
- 160. The enemy i know is better than the one i do not know.
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