Earlier in the year I did research regarding African proverbs (and those particular to Botswana) which I could pepper my main characters' speech with. Tonight I'm going through the proverbs and making notes about where best to use them. In some cases, I'd like to use them as chapter titles to get away from the old "Chapter One", "Chapter Two" business. A chapter with its own title sets it apart and also gives the reader something to look forward to. How many times have you looked over a book's table of contents at the chapter titles?
Here are a few choice proverbs:
When the elephants fight, the grass suffers.
You send a wise person on an important mission, not a long-legged person.
One should not ignore an elephant and throw stones at a small bird.
The result of continually chasing a chicken is that your hand touches some dirty ground.
When the drumbeat changes, the dance changes.
Too much haste splits the yam.
When a bird gets tired, it will land on any tree.
The shoe doesn't need a sock. (ie, Nothing closer to the truth.)
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