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Snake
Adinkra although thE snakE doEs not fly it CatchEs thE bird whosE homE is in thE sky. English Although the snake does not fly it catches the bird whose home is in the sky.
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Fire and Gunpowder
Adinkra firE and gunpowdEr do not slEEp togEthEr. English Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together.
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Work
Adinkra it is no shamE at all to work for monEy. English It is no shame at all to work for money.
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Seeds
Adinkra if all sEEds that fall wErE to grow, thEn no onE Could follow thE path undEr thE trEEs. English If all seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees.
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Lizard
Adinkra a lizard that knows how to hidE grows to bEComE a CroCodilE. English A lizard that knows how to hide grows to become a crocodile.
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Money
Adinkra monEy is sharpEr than a sword. English Money is sharper than a sword.
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Woman and Flower
Adinkra a woman is a flowEr in a gardEn; hEr husband is thE fEnCE around it. English A woman is a flower in a garden; her husband is the fence around it.
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Power
Adinkra thE rEsponsibility of powEr is likE holding an Egg. grasp it too tightly and it will drip through your fingErs; hold it too loosEly and it will drop and brEak. English The responsibility of power is like holding an egg. Grasp it too tightly and it will drip through your fingers; hold it too […]
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Knife
Adinkra a knifE doEs not know who is its mastEr. English A knife does not know who is its master.