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212. CpgjS^OtettQ ^®c, 212. It is said that a man 



& ^©0 eoo(^ ^igcog, <5D3(^ w . no has no wife nas a Jf2 ' w * a 

 «^ o«~r ^ * (fburmeasures)of?;f(unhusked 



^ ^ » 7 rice); the gives him one 



SD^gceO 6)35 6S)g. of Aa/ (husked rice) ; 



this neliya of hdl gives him 

 one nebiliya* of (boiled 

 rice), which gives him one 

 mouthful. 



This is intended to shew the 

 domestic value of a wife to her 

 husband. The bachelor, or the 

 widower, is robbed by every one 

 iv horn he deals with. 



213. e?i<8<3 ceo® ££a§GD 2 I3. Are the five ringers 

 OSiB? of the same length? 



All men have not equal 

 advantages. 



214. %64&&> ©Sdd^S, <52S> 214. Murder is better than 

 (gSD^o©o #}<5£5)S. defamation. 



215. Cfi§<^25*>Og &8€)<d6 215. The infant must cry, 

 ssi^ssi, they say, for milk to rise in the 



mother's breast. 



216. epi«3i(g©C3dQOirf0 216. It is said that someone 

 6&C$\<^q 'Scoo £)?d<5fS)<5<&u?d asked whether tom-toms were 

 <S 33 ©3C beaten at the Ehela Perahera. 

 " (July-AugustfestivalinKandy) 



TAe beating of tom-toms 

 forms a prominent part of this 

 festival. 



217. «55^<6E)3 §o3^-erf©e)^> 217. Like the crab's sport 



&6'4S en&G®®*®*!. (in the P ot ^ tiU the water is 



heated. 



It is the practice to boil 

 crabs alive, The proverb is 

 applied to any short-lived en- 

 joyment, to be succeeded by 

 much suffering, especially to the 

 enjoyment of sensual pleasures. 



* Nebiliya, an earthen dish in y> hich rice is served. 



