If Tortoise and Tortoise transact business, there is usually no profit

If Tortoise and Tortoise transact business, there is usually no profit.

(Mbe na mbe zukoo ahia, uru anaghi adi ya)

In the animal kingdom, Tortoise is well reputed as a wise, witty, cunning and tricky animal. It’s known to have deployed it’s tricks and natural wisdom, native sense to take advantage of other animals less endowed in wit and shrewd.

Now imagine for a moment when two of these animals meet in a business transaction: ???. It’s like an Igbo man in a business transactions with fellow Igbo probably from the same market: forget it, there will be no profit at all because what this one knows, the other knows it as well.