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English Translation
Out of love a hen gathers her chicks under her wings while her eye stays fixed on the hawk. Protective affection shelters and keeps watch at the same time.
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This is a variant of
Mai kunatsa muroyi / ziso riri pamwanaA mother is gracious towards a witch, but only because her eye never leaves her child. Kindness may be a form of watchfulness over what one is protecting.