Proverb in the local language
Ne lo lolo ʋuu hã la, azimevi ko wonye.
A fat crocodile
Proverb's direct translation
No matter how fat a crocodile is, it is still hatched from an egg.
Proverb's meaning
We should always be grateful to and respectful of parents and elders because no matter how important we might be now, we were once small and humble.
From: Ewe
General comments
The Ewe are mostly found in Ghana and Togo in West Africa.
