Part 3: On cageyness, caution, moderation, patience, and prudence

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Stockfish is not a meat one eats without repercussions; keep on drinking herbal remedies.

The grassland that proposes to burn into the river is asking for a lecture.

The serpent refuses to be trifled with.

It is very carefully and patiently that a snake climbs the coconut palm.

The soiling caused by speech; it stains a person and cannot be removed.

It may take long, but the coop will eventually cover the chicken.

It may take long, but the stammerer will eventually manage to say “Papa.”

It may take a while, but the palm-wine tapster will descend from atop the palm-tree.

It may take a while, but the under-water swimmer will eventually surface.

It may take a while, but the deceitful person will not be undiscovered.

It may take a while, but the person who went to the stream will return home.

It may take a while, but Ọ̀rúnmìlà will surely eat corn.

92. If the bush were to burn into the river there would be a hissing sound when the water puts the fire out.  [Back to text]