If a child shoots an arrow that reaches the top of a tall palm tree, then it must be that an elderly person carved the arrow for him. (Nigerian Proverb)

If a child shoots an arrow that reaches the top of a tall palm tree, then it must be that an elderly person carved the arrow for him.

Nigerian Proverb

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