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 66 373 Toosa ya kari a wuri'n bu derri. There's an end of that. He won^t do any more harm. Bu derri, a strong-smelling animal, a wild cat or a kind of tortoise. 374 Gulbi ba ya chi ni ba, koramma ba ya cbi na. The river has not been too much for me, its bed won't be. 375 Gajiawa'n kurege a baki'n rami. To fail at the last minnte, like a IcuTege which has reached the mouth of its hole and is too tired to enter. 376 Wasa'n kurege a baki'n raminshi. The playing of a jerboa at the mouth of its hole (where it is safe). Like a man who defies his enemies from a safe distance. 377 Kasslii a cbikkin turmi, ba na wada'n karre ne ba. A dwarf dog cannot leave its excrement inside a turmi. Turmi, the mortar of wood in which corn is pounded. Some one else must have done this, it is not like his work. 378 Kyeta'n gwewa shi kan kassbi ubangij- jinsa. To jeer at or neglect gwewa kills the master. Almost our " A stitch in time saves nine." Vide 60. 379 Kaia na chi, gammu na cbi. The load troubles you (for it is heavy), but don't let the gammu do so (for it is light). Vide 6.