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PROVERB
DUCK GOT WATER TO PLAY IN, FOWL WISH HE HAD IT TO DRINK.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS ANOTHER SAYING: IT MEANS A LOT WHEN YOU STOP AND THINK.
NOT EVERY SOUL IN LIFE IS ENDOWED WITH WEALTH AND BEAUTIFUL FORTUNE
SO MAKE THE BEST USE OF WHAT YOU HAVE -- AND DO SO WITH CAUTION.
Where learned: WRITTEN DOWN BY INFORMANT
Keyword(s): BIRD
James Callow Keyword(s): FRUGALITY ; OBSERVATION
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-01-1972