Name: English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (58) Better a Mouse in the Pot Than No Meat at All
Uploaded: 2019-09-30T14:06:50.000Z
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 58. The proverb today is

better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all.

Okay,  good. Let's take a look at the note here.

This proverb is almost self-explanatory. So if we say it's self-explanatory just by

reading it,  it almost explains what it means.

It doesn't need a lot of deeper explanation,

poor in quality is better than nothing at all.

Even though a mouse would not be very big.

cook the mouse ? That's what the proverb actually implies.

food shortages. Yes,  very severe food shortages.

I might have actually explained some of this in in past videos.

Because of the of the currency devaluations,

even the people that were buying products,

and turned and said there are price controls.

vendors that were getting stuff,  could no

they're buying for it. Than they're buying it.

So just like in any case where there is business,

and you have to sell it for cheaper than you bought it for.

Then of course you're not going to do it .

Because you would lose money with every sale.

That's what led to the farmers,  it wasn't even worth growing the stuff or the vendors

made rules that they can only sell it for tis price.

And they could not get it for that price.

that were taken from the streets and eaten.

People broke into a zoo and killed and ate animals.

Yeah.  There was at least one story of this.

Again,  something is better than nothing,

pounds last year. All right. This is just

more to add to it.  I guess the proverb  of a

Okay,  anyway.  I hope you got it.  I hope

I hope it was informative. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.

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English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (58) Better a Mouse in the Pot Than No Meat at All

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