One should be careful about doing favors, lest they come back to haunt one. Compare Oore tí igúnnugún ṣe . . . Awẹ́ is a town near Ọ̀yọ́; the proverb obviously refers to an incident in which someone did a favor and reaped disaster. The reference to the vulture recalls the folktale in which the bird volunteered to carry a sacrifice to heaven to end a draught and got caught in the downpour resulting from his successful mission on its return.
One should be careful about doing favors, lest they come back to haunt one. Compare Oore ti igunnugun se . . . Awe is a town near Oyo; the proverb obviously refers to an incident in which someone did a favor and reaped disaster. The reference to the vulture recalls the folktale in which the bird volunteered to carry a sacrifice to heaven to end a draught and got caught in the downpour resulting from his successful mission on its return.