As long as it is not slaughtered, one may not see its fat.
Proverb's meaning
If you don't speak up, you will stay with your problems.
From: Ethiopia
General comments
In Eswatini (Swaziland) they say that "a baby who doesn't cry will die on the mother's back". In Uganda, they say the opposite: "What goes inside does not spoil the outside (of somebody)" meaning that if you stay quiet you will keep out of trouble.