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The sudden loss of that gained by much labour. o3o£o5o7y° £5x>yC)&. When he went to Gudur to tell of his misfortune, the? mis- • * i. fortune of seven villages met him. Whither goest thou , Misfortune ? To where there is more. (Spanish.)* When one enquired what the ugly man was doing, [he was told that ] he was counting all the good looking people. An ugly person finds fault with the looks of others. The kiln calls the oven burnt house. The shovel makes game of the poker. (French.)t The pan sags to the pot “ keep off or you'll smutch me .” (Italian.); * Adoncle vas, mal ? Adoncle mas liay. t La pC-le so unique du fourgon. t La pailtflla dice al pajuolo, Fatti in la die tu me tiiriu. ( IIS ; TELUOU PROVERBS. 653* §oe;£>oo£3 §^B ^oooTT 3 iSooo. A monkey [ -like wife ] of good family is better [ than a pretty wife of low origin ]. 654. -C$b4jS5bo, ^r°}6sSx). [ Form ] your connexions when you know the caste, [ choose ] your residence when you know the place. 655. s5tfij-*>£>£>co 's' & o u £&. Though [ a husband ] be low in rank, he should not be younger than his wife. (Or, she should not be without one 1) 656. ScH’-vfok 13£3li, zSr°-Z)£5b oSj^dfooSxi Mdchamma made away with what, Kuchamma gathered, 65*7. ^j -d ^ 3§ ib^oooli, §6er°£>§ ~fjzr°. Though a man be poor, will he lose caste f 658. ef>£SX?f S^lf, ’£r$olT 3 &> 0 \ If you don’t ask me for food and raiment I will care for you as my own child. (See Nos. 1349, 1711, 1936.) Good ivords and no deeds arc rushes and reeds. Fair tvords luttcr no parsnips. 659. &rvjfi ^gbTY^ S6e;c6oe)36 As for food I have it, but I came here from fear of the caste people. Said by an idle beggar, as an excuse for asking alms. (1UI) 660. g'b'rassbo. / i A karanam to talk. (See Nos. 1811, 2042.—For Karanam see No. 154. ) A great talker but not good at his work. 661. €r*^s-&r®^7V°$) So^yyS''' 6 Aoa ~S&b. Great cries, but not a grain in the heap. (See Nos. 1701, 1708.) A great noise of threshing, but no grain to thresh. “ Great cry and little wool ” as the fellow said when he sheared the pig. 662. r;^So §68-&i>4oex>, £jo-£5ex>. The lady who has daughters is given a chair, but the lady who has sons has to lean against the wall. 663. §6o^&-£, <£0d&£> _d ' co ej When the mother gave her daughter a kuncham of grain, the daughter set before her mother a dishful of food. ( See No. 1739. ) Kindness returned. One never loscth by doing good turns . Kindness produces kindness, (Latin.)* 664. &H>e^)6§ ^SboX^^tfo fi>d&gex> Sd&goo. [ I only anoint ] my daughter on Tuesdays and Fridays, but [ I anoint ] my daughter-in-law every Diyyalu. A catch. Diyyalu or Dipavali is a feast held on the 14th day of the dark fortnight in the month Asvayuja (October-November) oh which occasion anointing the body with oil is indispensable. The “ every DipavaH” of the mother-in-law therefore only amounted to once a year, but she took better care of her own daughter. * Gratia gratiam par it* ( 120 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 665. £9£) ^o-Dlf, Ko£k> £9ooo s5-D^K)fi>. He petted it as a kitten, but when it grew into a big cat it tried to bite him. ( See Nos. 267, 636, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1850.) Evil men will injure their protectors. Foster a raven and it will peck out your eyes. (Spanish.)* 666. ^)0§ iScI bir*. Is an antelope equal to a tiger’s cub ? 667. £)o ~io q3)r?>gs5oo ~£§£o, ‘£r'£Z>x> ~£&>. If you listen to the song [ in praise ] of Kunalamma, there is no merit; and if you don’t listen to it, there is no sin. Ivunalamma is the goddess said to preside over children. 668 . zSHtfo. One must sit first, and then lie down. Said to a man inclined to do a thing hastily. First creep, then go. 669. Sor°83y><S '£s$r£& TV 0 ?), He could not stand up, yet he talked of jumping up and kicking down a palmyra fruit. (See No. 670.) Vain boasting. He could not rise from his seat and yet he proposed to crawl to the holy place. ( See No, 669, ) Offering to do that which is difficult, when unable to do that which is easy. 16 * Crca cl cucrvo, y sacarte ha los ojos. ( 121 ) £5 O ygj €* *£5 O ^ g . 671. &r°0§ 55^ "^p0§ He came for hire, and asked for a share [ in the business ]. A cool request. 672. 7r°<S 13 ^5-D^ ‘&>^§ TT’sIlS^o 136£)£<S. The braying donkey came and spoiled the grazing donkey’s business. When the one that was outside brayed, the other that was inside answer¬ ed and was consequently discovered and driven out of the field. 673. ^ooo. Good done to an ungrateful person. 674. c6j^Q>§ c§oo. Why a mountain of fire to [ burn down ] a mountain of cotton 1 A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. 675. §^ 0 ^ 0 ^ §^o<£o^ X&S* Do they offer to a god as great as a mountain, leaves and flowers as much as a mountain ? A worshipper is accepted according to his faith, not according to greatness of his offering. 676. §^ 0 ^ 0 ^ 13 s§ S^TV 0 £)& c§o<^K)jl>:>, When the big Reddi died they wept only for the handful of his hair. Indifferent to a great loss, but lamenting over some trifle that went with it. Fear nut the loss uj the bell more than (he loss of the steeple ■. ( 122 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 677. ISOMS' sS&K^a, If you tie a hair to a mountain, the mountain will come or the hair only go. The possibility of great gain with the risk of little loss. 678. $£b§ o% ISbjo^S) • • eo co eo Like putting a mountain under one’s head and searching for stones. ( See Nes* 11S 5 20(2 ) 679. Digging up a mountain to catch a rat. 680. Like a ram hutting a mountain. Great conceit. 681. <£5bo£o §)^7T°ex)^ ^<Es^aooK)(bo. When he applied medicine to the uvula, it took out the whole tongue. (See Nos. 4S2, 81G, 1567.) The remedy is ivorse than the disease. 682 . Like dogs barking at a mountain. (See No. 441.) es o ^ eT 6 §^i <5o,S,S'. 683. X’SA^. eo As the hill-barber shaves. ( See No. 1087. > The pilgrims who visit the sacred hill of Tirupati have to he shaved before entering the temple. The barbers in their greediness to secure customers are said to keep numbers round them half shaven, leaving off one to commence another. Dabbling in many things* but completing none. 684. £>oo~7^ - a i Will a man that swallows a mountain care for a Gopuram? ( See Nos. 447, 773, 1008.) Gopuram is the tower over the gate of a Hindu temple. When asked what the row on the hill was, they said “ The Komatis’ secrets.” ( See Nos. 47, 525, 1521.) The secret of Anchuelos . ( Spanish.)* J r> 686. o£>£Xt^£>,3do-5) £5 i 7TO&55boex> o3o£)_^. How many are the wounds of a man who has fallen from the top of a hill 1 A man inured to difficulties. 687. oci c3o -: §k_‘£T' D £> !SoooA5b ^asSD Like a sickle carried in the waist of a man climbing up a hill. An additional danger and difficulty. * El secreto de Artohuelos, ( See Kelly’s “Proverbs of all Nations” p, 178..) ( 124 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 688. §*"**o££ o51E5 o5*£y^ o$so\So £513 lf0£5|^o. Coining like a mountain, and melting away like dew. ( See No. 2118.) Said of a difficulty which appears great when distant hut is easily overcome when grappled with. 689. Like a well-rope at Kondavidu. Where water is very scarce and the wells very deep. Said of a long-winded story. 690. §^ 0^0 Tr > o&7r>£ L ef>o0£5^<bo. “ Have you rained me ftamanna V 9 [ said a man to his parrot ] “ Is there, any doubt of that?” it replied, A mtra. was duped into buying a parrot by the seller pretending it had power to discover hidden treasure. He pointed to a place where money had been previously buried and enquired of the parrot, which answered “ Is there any doubt of that ?” the only sentence it had been taught to repeat. The purchaser having bought the parrot for a large sum, in vain endeavoured to clause it to discover treasure. At last in his disappoint¬ ment he cried “Have you ruined me Rdmanna?” when he received the same answer “ Is.there any doubt of that P” Applied to a person who knowingly gives bad advice to others, and then laughs at their misfortunes. 691. §^^>^S5boA5b"^) S5boo£>o o§6&b eo _ o 7 eo “ Why do you cry before being beaten V 9 he asked,“ you are going to beat me in future” replied [ the boy ]. ( See No. 372. ) Never yowl till you're hit. Let your trouble tarry till its own day comes • Sufficient for the day is the .evil thereof c ( 125 ) 692. §^<30^) §^<£00 55boo<£ 13cQc&g S5"e3. The son must floiirish, and the daughter-in-law must becpme a widow. ( See No. 623.) ** (593. ^^Soo^eT 6 ST-?>ySfe>. Like a gad-fly flying into a new pot. The pot contains nothing, and the mouth being narrow, the fly has some difficulty in getting out again. 694. 8^6 £)5o ^6 fofto $*ox>68>. The new water came and washed away the old water. A little gain once was the cause of all being lost eventually. 695. §^°6 -^b-e&fo§ _o on eo Like fish going against the stream. Undertaking a difficult task. It is hard to swim against the stream. (Dutch.)* 696. 8^6 v S^~gtfX'&b. A new beggar knows not the time [ to ask for alms ]. 697. Sotf, ^r6 8*6. Fresh [ news is heard with ] pleasure, stale [ news with ] disgust. 698. § y " u K)7\“ 0 §^7687V° b&TT. Will the bad bargain be improved by receiving something over ? ( See No. 191. ) * TVsrcn si^ocu! is kwaad / worn men. ( 12(> ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 699. §^^*53^^ *^ooo. The man that ate, was better off than the man that bought the things [ and did not use them ]. 700. §^<^53^ He that ate is he that bought. If you want any thing, you must pay for it. Nothing is had for nothing. (French. )* 701. §^2^6 c3oo£>b§6 S£>oo Like a man saying, when asked why he was getting up the cocoanut tree, that he wanted grass for his calf. An absurd reason.