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Pot and pumpkins

Proverb in the local language
Ematsanga ahlantela labangenamabhodo.
Proverb's direct translation
It is those who do not have pots that are getting bountiful harvest of pumpkins.
Proverb's meaning
Good things come to those who are not ready for them.
From: Eswatini (Swaziland)
General comments
In Uganda they say "It's those without teeth who get a bountiful harvest (of maize)".

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