As They Say In Zanzibar. David Crystal

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      1 New-born calves don’t fear tigers CHINA

      2 The baby who does not cry does not get fed PHILIPPINES

      3 A frog’s baby is a frog JAPAN

      4 A burnt bairn dreads the fire SCOTLAND

      5 A child learns quicker to talk than to be silent NORWAY

      6 Parents who are afraid to put their foot down will have children who step on their toes CHINA

      7 Many kiss the child for the nurse’s sake ENGLAND

      8 Wine and children speak the truth ROMANIA

      9 A good child has several names ESTONIA

      10 To understand your parents’ love, bear your own children CHINA

      11 A child is more than a chip ESTONIA

      12 When you give a child a nut, give it also something to break it with GEORGIA

      13 Children regard their father’s guest as a slave REPUBLIC OF CONGO

      14 It’s a wise child that knows its own father ENGLAND

      15 Those who have no children do not understand love ITALY

      16 It takes a whole village to raise one child NIGERIA

      17 When you show the moon to a child, it sees only your finger ZAMBIA

      18 More precious than our children are the children of our children EGYPT

      19 Spare the rod and spoil the child ENGLAND

      20 If he calls it a silly and childish game, that means his wife can beat him at it USA

      21 A young doctor makes a full graveyard CHINA

      22 Three kinds of men fail to understand women – young men, old men, and middle-aged men IRELAND

      23 Even a young foot finds ease in an old slipper SCOTLAND

      24 A young saint, an old devil ITALY

      25 The house with an old grandparent harbours a jewel CHINA

      26 An old rat is a brave rat FRANCE

      27 It is a hard job to make old monkeys pull faces BELGIUM

      28 An old cat will not learn how to dance MOROCCO

      29 You can’t teach an old dog new tricks ENGLAND

      30 The mind does not grow old WALES

      31 An old horse doesn’t fear the whip SWITZERLAND

      32 The head is older than the book BELGIUM

      33 Age before beauty USA

      34 You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla REPUBLIC OF CONGO

      35 There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots USA

      36 Old soldiers never die ENGLAND

      37 Where paper speaks, beards are silent FRANCE

      38 To grow is to see SOUTH AFRICA

      39 Those who do not lie never grow up UGANDA

      1 There’s a time and a place for everything ENGLAND

      2 A good day is that in which to lay by cold porridge MALAWI

      3 Although the river is broad there are times when boats collide CHINA

      4 When the occasion comes, the proverb comes GHANA

      5 Turn your tongue seven times before speaking FRANCE

      6 Every time we laugh a nail is removed from our coffin ITALY

      7 There is a time to squint, and a time to look straight SCOTLAND

      8 Transgressions should never be forgiven a third time CHINA

      9 Fall down seven times, get up eight JAPAN

      10 To read a book for the first time is to make the acquaintance of a new friend; to read it a second time is to meet an old one CHINA

      11 It is not enough to run; one must start in time FRANCE

      12 There’s no time like the present ENGLAND

      1 A blind hen can sometimes find her corn FRANCE

      2 The saddest dog sometimes wags its tail ENGLAND

      3 Idle curiosity sometimes fills the mousetrap NETHERLANDS

      4 The devil makes pots, but not always lids ITALY: SARDINIA

      5 The dog on three legs ain’t always lame USA

      6 Thunder-clouds do not always give rain ARMENIA

      7 Pilgrims seldom come home saints GERMANY

      8 Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom SCOTLAND

      9 Where they like you, do not go often SPAIN

      10 Even the best smith sometimes hits his thumb NETHERLANDS

      11 Two happy days are seldom brothers СКАЧАТЬ