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Stealing a baboon’s thing

Proverb in the local language
Moamoga tshwene lerutla o e lebatsa ka mogwang.
Proverb's direct translation
The person who has stolen a baboon’s possession often appeases it by giving it something.
Proverb's meaning
When you deny or take away something precious from a person they never forget about it until you make up for that in some way.
From: Botswana

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