Back print: full design of a solitary Samoan reef crab piercing itself with its own leg, illustrating the proverb E gase le pa'a i lona vae (The crab dies by its own leg)

The Crab Dies By Its Own Leg — Samoan Proverb Tee

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Back print: full design of a solitary Samoan reef crab piercing itself with its own leg, illustrating the proverb E gase le pa'a i lona vae (The crab dies by its own leg)
  • Back print: full design of a solitary Samoan reef crab piercing itself with its own leg, illustrating the proverb E gase le pa'a i lona vae (The crab dies by its own leg)
  • Back print: full design of a solitary Samoan reef crab piercing itself with its own leg, illustrating the proverb E gase le pa'a i lona vae (The crab dies by its own leg)
The Crab Dies By Its Own Leg — Samoan Proverb Tee

The Crab Dies By Its Own Leg — Samoan Proverb Tee

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E gase le pa'a i lona vae.
"The crab dies by its own leg."

This alagaupu (Samoan proverb) comes from the image of a fisherman who, having caught a crab, pulls out one of its own legs and uses it to pierce and kill the animal. Traditionally spoken with sorrow, pity, or gentle mockery, it's used for someone who comes to harm through their own doing—or through the fault of a relative or friend. A reminder that our own choices can be the instrument of our own downfall.

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