- курочка по зёрнышку клюёт, да сыта бывает
- Set phrase: grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly (used to mean: one should be satisfied by what little one has (gets), for 'little' happens to turn gradually into 'big enough'), little by tittle makes a mickle, many a little makes a mickle
Универсальный русско-английский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.