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  What it means

  Literally “The wolf carried [prey] several times, then they carried the wolf too.” Means that one can get away with wrongdoing for a while, but eventually, justice catches up. “What goes around comes around.”

  Vocabulary

  • nosić — to carry
  • ponieść — to carry away/suffer

  Grammar note

  The second 'wilka' is in the accusative as the object of 'ponieśli'.

  Cultural context

  A classic moralizing proverb often used when someone's streak of luck in bad behavior ends.

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