The big do not eat out of the hand of the small.

He who makes the gunpowder wins the battles.

War lies in wait on a narrow path.

A snake bit me; I see a worm and I am afraid.

If one wants to catch a large fish he must give something to the stream.

Mawu sent sickness into the world but he also sent medi-
cine to cure.

When one is at sea he does not quarrel with the boatman.

The fish trap that catches no fish is brought back to the house.



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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."