The cuckoo's curse may not kill the owl, but it can make him slim/wear him down/unfatten him.

Proverb 2956
  • Siyifikasyon : Madichon koukou a ka pa touye hibou a, men li ka fè l mens/feze l/ degrase l.
  • French: La malédiction du coucou ne tuera peut-être pas le hibou, mais elle peut le rendre mince/l'épuiser/ le dégraisser .
  • Creole: Madichon koukou pa touye frize, men li degrese l
  • Spanish: La maldición del cuco no puede matar al búho, pero puede adelgazarlo, cansarlo y desengordarlo .
  • Pòtigè: A maldição do cuco pode não matar a coruja, mas pode fazê-la emagrecer/desgastar/ desengordar .

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