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Cow doesn't know the use of its own tail until the fly cuts it off.

People often fail to appreciate the value of something until it is taken away from them.

Traditional Saint Kitts & Nevis Wisdom, Saint Kitts & Nevis

Source: Traditional Eastern Caribbean proverb, shared West Indian Creole oral tradition (Saint Kitts & Nevis), public-domain

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