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man who hears the noise of a creeping ant. As wary as a blind horse. He is so wary that he sleeps like a hare with his eyes open. 1428. ■£TQ§6 S5booe£ Z3 ^-u)k5^. Begging for milk and hiding his cup. (See Nos. 20, 856, 1608, 1792. ) ' Poverty and pride. ( 250 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1429. Sbx^sbbo &>ex> goofoTT 3 . Does every thing that comes from milk possess good qua¬ lities 1 Good qualities are not always possessed by people of high birth. 1430. s3)©§3fc>o. co v ~' eo Like sugar dropped into milk. ( Sue No.'. 103, 1352, 1425, 1886, ) 1431. ^eX)3b xSj-’&TT’ Are we to look at milk or at the pot 1 The pot is only valued for the milk in it. The jewel is not to he valued for the cabinet. 1432. ^ooS^ Ibo-SUT 0 . 3y°33b. Although you feed a snake with milk, it will not refrain from biting you. ( See Nos. 267, 636, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1420. 1850.) 1433. §6cl-£) — & • He sucked the milk, and struck the breast. (See Nos. 1077, 1078, 1079.) 1434. '^$3 3ob3b&b s53o 3^*35-°. Can rotten food ever be made sweet ? Past reformation. 1 J35* 3c ci e5^3b3b 13£3l]L — £ w SO *C3> ’ * . • Co A- When they made an image of an Ada Bidda of flour and; put it on a seat, it shook itself about [in threatening postures 1 and gave itself great airs- r\ , Ada BidJ i ( literally “ a female child” ) is the familiar name/ for a husband’.', sistei, who manages her brother's household in the absence of her— mother. ( 251 ) es O §** f ^ o ^ 2f. 1436. e>oli. The cake will be as much as the flour. Payment in proportion to work. Results according to labor. 1437. iioh ^exr° 1bo& e>£)7r\ Can there be a marriage without flour and a procession 7 ( See Noa. 1393, 2075. ) Indispensable accompaniments. 1438. ScfSer* sSo&tf oD O A fruit ripened after being plucked. Said of a precocious youth. 1439. *3 ££r°. . Attacking a sparrow with a Brahmastra. (For Brahmastra see No. 1638.—See Nos. 615,820, 889.) He takes a spear to kill a fly. 1440. &'£$^XDo£oe;'53" 0 £> o3oo££ How long does a gypsy’s marriage take 7 how long does an entertainment last 7 Applied to the grandeur of arrogant people. 1441. o ISoSx) epo K)£5co. A little bird with a great cry. A little man sometimes casts a long shadow . (Flinch.)* A little dog, a cow without horns, and a short man are generally proud. (Danish. )t * Un petit homrae projette parfois une grande ombre, t Stakket Hund, kuldet Ko, og liden Mand ere gierne hov tnodige. ( 252 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1442. g>£j- S>^ 1)0 Like the cat settling the dispute between two birds. By eating them both up ( See Telugu Panchatantra, page 94. ) 1443. £)'§* T) ^tf's5bo "Sj? %)2f 15<3b ”!§-S>y3^j3. He went to PiiMpuram, and brought a little potful of water. (See No. 1667.) 1444. 0cS5ST& £5bo^£>oo. [ He has ] one Mantra for the thunderbolt and for the rice. Hindus believe that repetition of the ten names of Arjuna 2i T o r oj ^ £)&CS5o8 ^^028CS5o8 II 4xives away thunderbolts. An ignorant Brahman is said to have repeat- / ed this Sloka when receiving a dish of raw rice. Applied to impostors. 1445. S)^”^ COO-0^ ^5o^A5o H-0^£)<bo. He bartered a milch she buffalo for a goring he buffalo. 1446. ' £>£>^ 0 ^ "5^25b, ~£>ot5z$r o &> ^og|P55bo -§^<3o. Your paternal uncle’s wife is not your maternal aunt * your maternal uncle’s wife is not your paternal aunt. 1447. £)&§ uobx>$o —6 ‘P A cowardly soldier is stopped by a sneeze. A sneeze is considered a bad omen among the Hindus. Ready for any excuse. ( 253 ) JL 4 4 8 • cx)(Do 5<0 oj&o"~3<>o^rD o5o^P 5 • _ - Attending a feast to which you are not invited, a fast you are not asked to observe. ‘(For Piraitfam see No. 68.; Fielders', dpgs\an*'Jtces ‘come te a feast tinea'd. (Scotch.) 1449. £>Al6 S5 ~t oT°<S <>£b;5cn>. If I invite him and he is too proud to come, it will he all right; but if he does come, how shall I manage it? „ Said by a poor man who was obliged to show hospitality which he could ill afford; 1450. Ij ej"§~°o c§o£)o co5)Osiex> 1320y What does a young crow know about the blow of a pellet 1 Inexperience. 1451. Ibo's^dSbe/sw' OO -cs €)-&&. Children and the legs of a stool do not feel the cold. To a child all weather is cold. 1452. ^ 0 X 0 ^ SjoSo c§oaj5, *^<13-53^0 ~S~°7$D$0 ~^>^'yT°dSo. When the father cried for his child, the sexton cried for his monev. o * (Sec Nos. 809, 930. i Crows bewail the dead sheep and then cat , them. 1453. Ae^ ^)35crogo ^r 3 ^. Pinching the cliild while swinging the cradle. Done by a lazy fellow who wanted to make it appear that the child did \ * not like him. ( 254 ; TELUCIU L>RO VERBS. 1454. oooo^T* IjT 0 ^ &dSoQ<?J 73 ci'$tx). i Like a grandfather groping for the children in a house where there are none. 1455. S>0 ^/T%b3b, 3b§L_ g>e>ex>' oo co ro The cat wishes to see your eyes out, and the dog wishes to see you have children. Both will then be well fed. 1456. 1)0 3o<&> TTZX) -grvfc&ab} 53o£5b-° CO CO o3oo*C$b§ r, °c5^^j3. Like a cat shutting her eyes, and fancying that no one could see her drinking the milk. A man fancying that lie is unseen when committing some crime. The forest ha-s ears, the field has eyes. (Gorman.)* 1457. 1)01 aSoDS'Sb ,^,c93o§'6jo5co. oo v —s Sport to the cat, death to the rat. What is sport to the cat is death to the mouse, (German.)* What is play to the strong is death to the weak. (Danish.): 1158. &©S aT 6 ooo ;&r*£r 8 ~&rx> ■ r's^ejfc). When they tied a waist cord of prawns round the cat’s loins it went a little way and then ate up the whole. Want of appreciation of honors conferred. * Der Wald hat Ohren, das Feld hat Augen. t Der Katzen Scherz, der Mduse Tod. J Staerke Mands Spil er kranke Mands Ddd. ( 255 ) (3o 1459. ib0£) -c5o§"’83^>o§ y ^^) ~^jo&§ IdQtfix). Going to a marriage with a cat under your arm. ( See Nos, 310, 803.) The cat is a bad omen. Transgressing the rules of society. 1460. £>e)£> -£)o£)?o ^So£5bo TT^S). OO J CO You take the sin of killing the cat, I’ll take the sin of eating your molasses. Said by a stingy Komati to a Brahman priest to whom he had presented tha cheapest possible offering that would expiate the sin he had committed by killing a cat, viz., a little image of a cat made of molasses, which he afterwards was greedy enough to take back again and swallow. 1461. 1)0 cr> ^ —l Kill a cat, kill a Brahman, Doing harm to a cat is considered as sinful as injuring a Brahman. A cat [ is as sacred as ] a Brahman, and the stool ( used for prayers, &c.) is as sacred as his wife. 1463* fe^oSo -0 e5oootf©5oo. Enmity between the posteriors and the seat. 1464. hlT’outizSx) txb The lady who lent a woman a silk cloth, must walk after her with a stool. If you lend any thing good to a careless person you must take measures to prevent his spoiling it, as the silk cloth, would have been spoiled had the woman sat upon the ground. ( 256 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1465. i>3bXX) ^$3 Carrying a corpse in procession. ( See No. 2052. ) A vain ceremony. 1466. ^3)oX3t^5o 3o3h>33do. Like the Punganuru state. Punganuru is in the North Arcot District. No government. 1467. qS)-3ys^c3b <5^0 X e>o"fo, 2^>3bo <3<%SAo When the robber of the water melon was spoken of, he felt his shoulders. ( Sec No. 786. ) Guilty conscience. 1468. SN^c^^cxdo^, 39 e£r"XX ST 6 ^. Though the pepper be worm eaten, it will weigh as much as the millet. A brave spirit under adverse circumstances. 1469. 3>)<b<$o3bo §^9"^. w eo To be born is but for dedth. 1470. Tying beads round an unborn child. ( See Nos. 204, 526, 936, 1171. ) Don't reckon your eggs before they are laid . (Italian,)* < 1471. "&)&£> lb5o 'HoLio~W 0 d$d. C/3 (*b C/3 He gives a name to an unborn child. ( Srr No.,. 201, 526, 936, 1170.) To celebrate the triumph before the victory. (Latin. )t * Far eonta dell’ novo non ancor nato. t Ante vietomm cancre tihimyihum. i t i'*t O r ) 1472. "^ex> SogT^, TT^X^d&g d£>3x*5b7T°. If one is stung by a scorpion on an ant hill has it the venom of the snake-god? Putta is a white ant hill, where snakes are found. • ft Applied to a person supposing himself to have been injured through the malice of an enemy. 1473. ^S)i3o-u)^^££) ^rpQ ~i'£jW°zr. w Would your Maker feed you with grass ? ( See No. 901. ) The Creator provides suitable food for all his creatures ; the benefactors of others need not therefore be proud. 1474. 7T°<b3o o-u) Has Pulligadu been my husband ever since I was born ? I Applied to ungrateful servants or dependants. 1475. q3)£3£7r*£3 zyod> GO The faggots of the funeral pile alone remove the [evil] qualities with which a man is born. (See Nos. 239, 371, 515, 571, 573, 632, 924, r 1494. ) What belongs to nature lasts to the grave. (Italian.)* 1476. qS)£3K5 lieoex) c§oc^75S. When the children cried for food, the grandmother cried for a husband. Wishing for something quite unsuitable to one’s age. ' Clii l’ha per natura, fin alia fossa dura. ( 258 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1477. COOrO ^&D cJCf)£50oJ^0 £&0 CXbbftjo^eO *C3 *<? rSo. After living for so many years the man performed a sacrifice. Good luck comes at last. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate. Fortune is like the market, where if you hide your time, the price will fall. 1478. sr’Si £Sb, <§y|j ■53 _o $§ ef)r5^. The younger brother of him who is born, the elder brother" of him who is about to be born. Said jokingly of a dwarf. 1479. "^jbovr°cx5b zSxSyyT*. The natural colour will remain, but will the artificial colour stand 1 False pretensions. 1480. Sogo-CSb^S) e>o^o"S &o&x>& 7T°£> ef>o<b£)& ef)o£j£b.