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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Sep 30

    Today’s African #proverb: A dog does not worry when a hen runs after a bone. An Ewe-Mina proverb from West Africa sent by Blackstar Deng Bol, Juba, South Sudan. How do you interpret this proverb? https://bbc.in/2JRnFCE pic.twitter.com/VxSI4B3a04

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    • AirBorne MuzikHyte.Com bobby kuttts  III dade sap) 🤸🏿‍♂️ Ahmad Umar Aminu El Furias GOOD VIBES ONLY 😎🤠 and 20 others patience has it all KOBLAH QUIST
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      1. Examscrib‏ @examscrib Sep 30
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A hen has no teeth to chew... So chillax.

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      2. Ebena ™️  🇳🇬 🌴 🐓 🐖‏ @ola_poem Sep 30
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        In Sun Tzu word, If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. Both chicken and bone are food for dog.

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      3. angellique‏ @phunchurchgirl Oct 1
        Replying to @ola_poem @BBCAfrica

        Well said

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      1. MuzikHyte.Com‏ @muzikhyte Sep 30
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @highbeebabs

        When you are an expect in a field you stay calm and allow them "the too-known people" to rush for it!

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      1. ANDREW WEST‏ @berberebe Sep 30
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        Meaning, don't worry when one runs after something he/she can NOT make use of.

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      1. Nii sterling‏ @blessings_gh Oct 1
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        The hen cannot crack the bone because it has No teeth therefore why should the dog worry, what belongs to you belongs to you no matter what others do

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      1. Nabieu Lavalie‏ @nabieu_lavalie Oct 1
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        It means that there is no need to worry about what is meant for you,cuz you will enjoy surely it in the end.

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      2. S a m i r a E d i 🦄 🖊 🗒‏ @SamiraEdi Oct 1
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        Another variant in French: Le chien aboie, la caravane passe. Like "water running off a duck's back." It simply means that one is never affected by inconsequential nonentities 😊

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      3. Leza vybz‏ @LezaVybz Oct 1
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        inteliģent

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      1. Fridolin NIYONSABA‏ @Fridolin_R Oct 1
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        That dog is crazy, how can a hen runs after a bone? That hen has another target but the dog can’t find out because it is just a dog.

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