Snake says, "Do not strike after me after i have passed you." (Do not indulge in grauitous actions.)

Monkey says, "If you keep your child in front of you, you can see what is the matter with it. (you are responsible for your own affairs)

Boa constrictor says, "After eating, one's skin shines." (A person's successes are apparent.)

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STORY FROM THE SUDAN

A Catholic missionary found himself in similar difficulty with the Shilluk. He painted a delightful word picture of the beautiful and bounteous life in Europe. A Shilluk warrior stood up and said: "It cannot be true. If it were, you white men would stay in Europe instead of bothering us here." "We don't want to disturb you," the missionary said, "we only want to teach you." "Well, then," the Shilluk warrior answered, "what can you really do? Can you build a hut?" "No," the missionary said. "Or make a spear?" "No," the missionary replied. "I am unfamiliar with it." "Well, then, can you at least make pots?" The missionary acknowledged that he could not. The Shilluk warrior said, "Among us, even the women can make pots, yet you cannot do it. You are useless."