Never Bolt Your Door with A Boiled Carrot - 14 Sept. 2009

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🗓️ 14 September 2009

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Proverbs pack great truths into a few well-chosen words, no matter which language you speak. Check out this one from Belize: “Don’t call the alligator a big-mouth till you have crossed the river.” And this truism from Zanzibar: “When two elephants tussle, it’s the grass that suffers.” Martha and Grant discuss a new paremiography — a collection of proverbs — from around the world. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.0	You're listening to Away With Words. I'm Grant Barrett.
0:47.0	And I'm Martha Barnett. Here's a great piece of advice. It comes from Belize.
0:52.0	Don't call the alligator a big mouth till you across the river.
0:55.0	I love that.
0:57.0	Ah, that's nice.
0:58.0	That's kind of like about not taunting bullies
1:01.0	until you're safely behind your door or something, right?
1:03.6	Exactly.
1:04.6	Right, with a little taste of don't count your chickens until they're hatched, too.
1:09.8	I love proverbs.
1:10.8	I love the way that they can sum up so much wisdom in just a few words.
1:15.0	Yeah, they're culturally attached aren't they?
1:17.0	They're not the kind of thing that necessarily you're going to find the same
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