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  What it means

  Give a hen a perch and she’ll want to sit higher. Used to describe people who, given an inch, take a mile — always wanting more than they’ve been given.

  Vocabulary

  • kura — hen
  • grzęda — perch, roost
  • siąść — to sit, to perch
  • wyżej — higher

  Grammar note

  'Siędę' is an archaic/poetic first-person future form of 'siąść'. 'Daj' is imperative of 'dać'.

  Cultural context

  A rural proverb reflecting the observation that ambition or ingratitude can follow generosity.

  Intermediate

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