Cracking Concepts #17: Proverbs

Transcendent Stories dramatise a universal truth.

Take a look down a list of proverbs and see whether they inspire in you a fresh story.

Here are a couple of African proverbs to whet your appetite …

“If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you have never spent a night with a mosquito”.

“Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you”.

“Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside.”

“If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.”

“Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can.”