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One shouldn't sell the bear's fur before one has killed him.
German Proverb
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Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.
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When a crow is killed by a storm, the fortuneteller says, "He died by my curse."
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The crow was killed by the storm -- "He died by my curse," says the owl.
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