1922.] A Dialect of Modern Awadhi. 339 
bola: ‘‘raja samujhi ko mareu.” “raja tini dai tarwari 
uthain' au diya tiniu dai tirbacak dihisi. tau raja tarwari 
dhar' dihin' au Jota lai kai pakhané calé gayé. 
etti der mo riini jagi pari tau diya barhai dihin'. dia ke 
darwajje po kua rahai raja hudi kulla kart! rahat jab diya 
apané ghar pahtica tau mahtari kahis' ki: “ bhaiya aju en 
jab bhoru bhawa tau mahtari phiri chappan parkal ke 
raja kahin': 
“bua parsau.”” wui ék tharia parsin'. raja kahin': ‘ dosaria 
raja kahini: “rani khau 4i.’’ rani kahin': “ sunau raja bara 
barsai biti gai tab na kabhai picheu aju ka hai” ya kahi 
kai deharia ki roti agé kurai dihin' au gagari ke lénu agan me 
nai dihin'. birha mari ko khisiyai gai au wahé tir mari kai 
rahi gai. raja rani bahut din raji kihin'. jaisé unké din 
bahuré taisé sab ké bahurai. 
Translation. 
A story about gulgulas.' 
poured the salt into a jar. In this way twelve years passed. 
One day the old lady prepared gulgulas. She cnbtver Pie 
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! gulgulé is the name of a special Indian preparation made of flour 
and sugar, it is also called pua@ at some places. : ‘ 
2 To go out or to go to the quarters (literary trans.) is a euphemism 
for attending to nature’s ca 
§ To Wane the mouth, i.e. to wash the mouth, hands and feet. 
4 arhiya is a big wooden vessel to put eatables in. 
