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‘* Khas hémydi peting dwdi chdthang.’’ 
Wherever the sheep gets food there it dwells. 
** Man chhitalé, chhang bdithas.’ 
The mother is plain, but the son is ale 
‘* Proshimd, denga li baithas.”’ 
The root of a tree, if well ornamented, will be hand- 
some. 
** Mani shorydshis chimet, zus tanshid yune.”’ 
A mother’s pet daughter, and the sun when clouded 
over, are no use. 
** Da chang himé da tig dangi.’” 
Wherever there is green grass, there is the pheasant. 
‘* Chamangt thdll ant kachydng ddbch.’’ 
The weaver’s comb pulls to his own side. 
‘* Rall kulma kul, manimé nydmié rétak.’” 
Pound away at the rice, or I’ll sell you to a Tibetan. 
‘* Pyut tg, puchhnang ghato.’’ 
The mouse is big, but its tail is short. 
“* Chumma chikché, chharydéma béto.”’ 
If I catch it, it will bite; and if I don’t, it will run 
away. 
** Khat baskydng chhob bodi.’’ 
Food is scarce, but there is too much pulse. 
** Deshang noné talk, khul néné kolas.’’ 
By oppresston a village becomes hard, 
By rubbing skin becomes soft 
‘* Jachas mdechti pachas.’” 
Little food and much toil. 
‘* Mi binydchi: mi sal, shyd eels ichi.”’ 
He, who picked his man, got 
He, who picked meat, got the Mexnokin hous: 
** Rokk zedti petingo chhas.’’ 
A black goat has fat in its belly. 
‘* Gomfa oms, longstim nyums.”’ 
The step forward, but the thought backward. 
