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  What it means

  Give a hen a perch and she will want to sit higher. This proverb describes people who are given something but quickly ask for more.

  Vocabulary

  • kura — hen
  • grzęda — perch, roost
  • siąść — to sit, to perch
  • wyżej — higher

  Grammar note

  'Siędę' is an old, poetic first-person future form of 'siąść'. 'Daj' is the imperative of 'dać'.

  Cultural context

  This rural proverb warns that generosity can sometimes be met with greed or ingratitude.

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