Jamaica Proverbial Philosophy. 51 



Little strokes fell great oaks. 



16. Pot laugh after kettle, say him black. 



The pan says to the kettle, " keep off you will 



smutch me.*' (Italian.) 

 The raven cried to the crow, " avaunt Blackamoor." 



(Spanish.) 

 One ass calls another ass long ears. (German.) 



17. Half-a-mout tell you him noyerrie, whole-a-mout tell 



you it too late. 

 They said to the camel bird (the ostrich) " carry," 

 it said : I cannot, for I am a bird ; they said : 

 "fly," it answered : I cannot, for I am a camel. 

 (Asiatic.) 

 The following are descriptive of certain unlovely 

 aspects of human life and chara6ler ! — 



Seljishness — Daag (dog) drink water, "foryou for you." 

 Envy — Man da eat good, ugly da watch him. 

 Scheming men plotting — 'Ceitful fire roast plantain, 

 cuncassa (soft soap) scrape it. 



Youth mocking at Age — Man no done grow musn't 

 laugh after long man. 



A man who is so afraid of another man that he cannot 

 say his soul is his own — Cow belongs to butcher, can 

 nebber say, " I berry well." 



Ingratitude — You sorry for mauger dog, him turn 

 round and bite you. 



An intermeddler who has got into trouble — Dog lib 

 well, him go trouble cow a pass (in the road), cow kick him. 

 A boaster in a fix — Trubble ketch bull-dog, monkey 

 breeches fit him. 



A hypocrite — If you no hab yeye water when you go 

 da berrin, begin cry soon. 



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