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Shona Definition
Kutsungirira nokusaora mwoyo mukuita chinhu ndizvo zvinopa mubayiro. Chiro chose chinowanikwa nomunhu anenge achitsvaga nesimba.
English Translation
It takes four flights before a guinea fowl is finally caught. Nothing falls to a person until he has worked for it; the hunter knows only patience and persistence will bring him his bird.
Cultural Context
“Offered as encouragement to keep at a hard but worthwhile task rather than give up early.”
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