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It is the creature with its entrails exposed that dies; the tailless rat should stay inside its hollow log and let whatever fate the ancestors send find it there. Keeping to your own shelter is safer than exposing yourself.
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This is a variant of
Gonzo mhini gara mumhango / chomudzimu chikuwaniremoA rat that has lost its tail had better stay inside its hollow tree, where whatever fate is due to it can find it in the ordinary course of things.