Province of Catania
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N.8: Salvo (Catania, Sicilian )
Registration date: 25/03/21
Transcription (of the speaker):
Cu di sceccu ni fa mulu, u primu cau ci e do so!
Translation (of the speaker):
If you turn the donkey into a mule, the first kick is yours.
Moral: when you help a person you do him good, as a thank you at the first opportunity he is not grateful to you ...
N.9: Salvo (Catania, Sicilian )
Registration date: 25/03/21
Translation (of the speaker):
Whoever eats makes crumbs.
N.10: Salvo (Catania, Sicilian )
Registration date: 25/03/21
Transcription (of the speaker):
Na nuci n'ha zacco no makes sgruscio.
Translation (of the speaker):
A walnut alone in a sack makes no noise.