Proverb in the local language
Ijo eyarakini adodok atan, iyari ateker.
A frog in water
Proverb's direct translation
If you kill a frog in a well, you have killed the community.
Proverb's meaning
If you kill a frog in a well, you will contaminate the water which will kill the whole community. You shouldn't do anything bad to a shared resource.
From: The teso people in Uganda.
General comments
The teso people are also found in Kenya.
