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  What it means

  “On Saint George’s Day there is dew — horses don’t need oats.” A variant of the previous proverb, adding that the morning dew signals lush spring grass, so horses can graze without extra feed.

  Vocabulary

  • rosa — dew
  • nie trzeba — there is no need for
  • koniom — to horses (dative plural)
  • owsa — oats (genitive)

  Grammar note

  'Nie trzeba' takes the dative for the animal and genitive for the thing not needed.

  Cultural context

  St. George's Day (April 23) marked the start of the grazing season in Polish folk tradition.

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