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Each item pairs a familiar proverb structure with a regional or cultural attribution (e.g., Ghanaian, French Jewish, German, Greek, Chinese), highlighting how similar themes—bird behavior, flying, nesting, and speech—are expressed across different traditions. The compilation emphasizes wisdom, observation of nature, and figurative meanings centered on birds, geese, crows, hens, and ducks.","| 1. A bird in the hand is……beget a bird. (Ghanaian) |  | 1 |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2. Don’t count your…\u003Cbr>…but you cannot make him sing. (French Jewish) |  | 2 |  |\n| 3. One swallow does……hard topluck. (German) |  | 3 |  |\n| 4. What’s good for the goose……an eagle to fly. (Greek) |  | 4 |  |\n| 5. Like water  …but he does not throw it into the nest. (Swedish) |  | 5 |  |\n| 6. Madder than……by his feathers. (Yiddish) |  | 6 |  |\n| 7. Something worth… It sings because it has a song. (Chinese) |  | 7 |  |\n| 8. Like a duck……builds no nest. (Cameroonian) |  | 8 |  |\n| 9. The goose that…\u003Cbr>When the time comes, each must take flight. (Chinese) |  | 9 |  |\n| 10. Strut like……to hear himself sing. (Italian) |  | 10 |  |\n\n\n| 11. Watch like……because the weather is bad. (Nigerian) |  | 11 |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 12. Nest  \u003Cbr>…come home to roost. (Chinese) |  | 12 |  |\n| 13. Kill two birds…\u003Cbr>…you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird. (Jewish) |  | 13 |  |\n| 14. Hen  \u003Cbr>…a cormorant gets drowned. (Japanese) |  | 14 |  |\n| 15. A bird never flew……God has provided low branches. (Turkish) |  | 15 |  |\n| 16. No matter how high a bird flies,……the best bow is stored away. (Chinese) |  | 16 |  |\n| 17. Stuffed like……be known by its flight. (Russian) |  | 17 |  |\n| 18. Run around like……but, follow no one absolutely. (Chinese) |  | 18 |  |\n| 19. That’s just…\u003Cbr>…when a third swooped down and carried it off. (Congo) |  | 19 |  |\n| 20. A crow is never…\u003Cbr>…but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. (Chinese) |  | 20 |  |\n\n\n| 21.…worth two in the bush. A crab does not   |  | 21 |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 22.…chickens before they hatch. You can cage a bird,… |  | 22 |  |\n| 23.…not make a summer. Old birds are   |  | 23 |  |\n| 24. is good for the gander. No need to teach   |  | 24 |  |\n| 25.…off a duck’s back. God gives every bird his worm,… |  | 25 |  |\n| 26.…a wet hen. A bird is known   |  | 26 |  |\n| 27.…crowing about.\u003Cbr>A bird does not sing because it has an answer. |  | 27 |  |\n| 28.…on a June bug. A chattering bird… |  | 28 |  |\n| 29.…laid the golden egg. People live like birds in the woods:… |  | 29 |  |\n| 30.   a rooster. Each bird loves   |  | 30 |  |\n\n\n| 31.…a hawk.\u003Cbr>A bird does not change its feathers… |  | 31 |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 32.…egg. Curses, like chickens,   |  | 32 |  |\n| 33.…with one stone. 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