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The chicken says that by pecking at small bits here and there his stomach is filled
Meaning: Small steps at a time leads to great successes
If the talk is of money, the poor person is silent
Meaning: Poor people are quiet in certain situations.
If one gathers wealth without eating, has he not seen how it is with the dead man?
Meaning: Wealth should be shared with the community.
One who borrows a cloth does not dance proudly
Meaning: It is best to have your own things
One who has no food cuts it from the basket.
Meaning: The basket here is a basket placed over fire to dry food for the future. This may mean that poverty will drive you to deprive your future self.
The chicken says that by pecking at small bits here and there his stomach is filled
Meaning: Small steps at a time leads to great successes
A poor person does not eat the cow's eye
Meaning: Cow eye is expensive, and the poor should not expect to obtain it
Anything denied to a poor person can be bought at the market
Meaning: Be aware that one can be poor and society can be wealthy at the same time.
Having no alternatives makes cocoyam taste like yam
Meaning: One must manage with what they have
The one-eyed person owes a debt to blindness
Meaning: When things are in short supply, it is as though it is already finished.