#SALAWIKAIN: “Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo”
“What good is the grass if the horse is already dead.”
This proverb often pertains to help or relief that came too late. It can also refer to orders that took too long to arrive that it is no longer needed.
The cartoon shows of a kid trying to water a plant when it’s already dead – showing the futility of an act that came too late.
This salawikain is often exclaimed by an aggrieved person when something or someone he/she expects to happen or come, did not happen or arrive at the prescribed time resulting to some lost (i.e. opportunity, life, etc.).
The Spanish word “Mañana” is often associated with this salawikain. It means setting things (jobs, tasks, etc) aside and leaving it for the next day. Often, the job is not done the next day until it is too late. This salawikain describes the effect of such laxness.
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