The wild, illiterate Zulu has produced several aphorisms, of which a couple of specimens will suffice: Kolikaisele elingalannuziyo emgodini walo (" There's Liv toad which does not peep out of its hole,") by which the native means that each one looks after his own interest. Imbila yaswela umsila ngokuyalezela (" The rock-rabbic is without a tail on account of having ordered one ") arose out of the supposed treatment of rockrabbit by the rabbit. The anecdote is thai in days of yore the two quadrupeds held a conference to arrange how to supply themselves with tails, and they agreed that the rabbit should sally forth to procure them. The rabbit consequently journeyed out on the sea of life, and supplied itself with a tail; but, having got into its own business and interests, completely forgot those of the rock-rabbit. It subsequently was so ashamed of its behaviour that it darod not return to the rock-rabbit, which, in consequence has remained without a tail. By this proverb the Zulu means we must attend to our own business if we wish it be worthily done.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7534, 10 August 1903, Page 4
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