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Mwana kuchemera nyere yepfuta / achairega yaputa

Shona Definition

English Translation

A child who cries and pleads for a whistle cut from the castor-oil plant will throw it aside once it dries up and shrivels. What is demanded so urgently is often dropped as soon as it loses its freshness.

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