262 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. {May, 1911. 
(99) Kandé re minh, 
Aget painé ho. 
‘¢ The point of a thorn 
Is itself sharp.’’ 
(100) Rani khe nangi kun bolo ? 
** Who can say that the queen has no robes ?”’ 
(101) Jeti kukra ni huida, 
Teti ké rat ni bhyaiwo. 
‘* Where there is no cock, 
Does not the day break there ?’’ 
(Used when a thing can be done without one’s help.) 
(102) Fat bairt ra bi sarahna. 
‘« A shrewd stroke of an enemy’s is worthy of praise.’’ 
(103) Chuli fa’ nikla, 
Bhéti dé para. 
‘* Came out of a stove, 
Fell into a large oven.”’ 
(Out of the frying-pan, etc.) 
(104) Pardi pithi de nagare. 
‘ Kettledrums on another’s back.” 
(Used when one is suffering and another happy.) 
(105) a d ghatai dewd, 
ad rdkshai chhald. 
oe 1 ene went to the grinding ae {in a river), 
Nor was I terrified there by a ghost 
(Used when one is safe from a egret ‘< 
(106) Khasho lagi 7 chal bhata rati 
Khasho howd ram, bhato ra ni eye kam. 
‘« When a hash was in need, he said: ‘Go on, Brah- 
man, by night. 
When the Khash got well, he said ‘There is no use in 
a Brahman.’ ’ 
(The Khash sept of Kanets is of selfish character.) 
-(107) Bol keti thia ? 
Bolo Dili. 
Bolo ka karai thid ? 
Bolo bhér jhoki. thid. 
** “Say, where have you been ? 
He replied that he was at Delhi. 
‘What were you doing there ? 
He Be that he was making a fire for parching 
rain.’ 
= negligence i in a ana 
