2049 Famous African Proverbs

Famous Proverbs / 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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