proverb · Legacy record
When the cock drinks water, it raises its head to God in thankfulness.
When the cock drinks water, it raises its head to God in thankfulness.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A cock raising its head while drinking interpreted as thanking God gives an ordinary movement a grateful religious meaning. The saying invites appreciation through an animal image.
What the words are saying
The attributed motive is personification, not a verified account of animal belief. A useful reading can appreciate received benefits without prescribing a ritual or treating a bodily movement as proof of faith. The precise traditional context remains unverified.
Everyday example
Someone pauses to appreciate welcome help without claiming an observed gesture proves another person’s beliefs.
When to use it
Use it as a gratitude image rather than animal theology.
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What it does not mean
No verified animal motive or required religious practice is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Ghana
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 654; PDF page 59; collection label: Ghana
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Ghana