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ChaiMe
02-04-2007, 10:35 PM
"One who enters the forest does not isten to the breaking of the twigs in the brush".

I read this proverb in a work of fiction I finished recently. Does anyone have any ideas on the meaning and if there are any Biblical references?

Thanks!

Storyteller
02-06-2007, 10:49 PM
This proverb is already posted on our website as the February, 1999 "African Proverb of the Month" with a full expanation:

Feb., 1999
"One who enters a forest does not listen to the breaking of the twigs in the brush."
Bemba (Zambia) explanation...