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(126) Chiso-dd pathar payd, taa thalé-khe dewau. 
‘‘Tf a stone is thrown into the water it sinks to the 
to fe 
bottom. 
(A weighty word attracts attention.) 
(127) Bashkdl kitnai bashaw plah-dé chauni pach. 
‘It does not matter whether there is a heavy monsoon 
or a light one, the tree (Butea frondosa) always has 
more than three leaves.’’ 
(One who is just the same whether in comfort or adver- 
it 
sity. 
(128) Hk akkh tindi bi dwan. 
‘‘ He has only one eye, and in that too there is pain. ’’ 
(Trouble upon trouble.) 
Note.—-Most of these were furnished by Babu Shib Datt Mahta 
and Tard Datt Pardhit of Koti State. 
PaHaRI RIDDLES. 
(1) Char chiri charmakan-lagq? , 
6 khari dé nétchan-lagi. 
‘‘ Four birds began to sing, 
Two stand and two dance.’’ 
Reply: a cow’s udder. 
(2) U’pr bé?l bhiiin thanwld, 
Ma gori put sdvwld. 
‘* A creeper above and a basin below, 
The mother white and the son black. 
Reply: Mugoh (an edible root.) 
(3) Pord dwi rand, oe 
Tdi-khe lydi koltho-re fad. 
‘‘ There came a widow, ie 
And she brought you a bundle of pulse. 
Reply: a snail. 
(4) Law jhiri lashkar chalau, 
Néol ghimau, parbat halaw. : " 
‘Tf the creeper is pulled an army seems to | e marching, 
The lowland rises up and the hill shakes. 
Reply: a hand-loom. 
(5) Disgi ddbr daniyar karau, 
Manki: mama bauwé tarau. 
‘* A deep pond resounds, 
And uncle Manké swims. 
Reply: a frog. 
