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ches in this village. This 
has happened through 
some old hag of a witch. 
How else could it have 
been ? My son also has 5 
been out of sorts for the 
last two or three days, 
and trouble about him is 
eating me up. 
C. — (As they say) “Ahorse 10 
worth only fifty cowries 
and (you give him) two 
hundred cowries’ worth of 
grain.’’ That’s true, and 
it (the proverb) comes to 15 
speak to you. Let the 
girl grow up. Whatever 
happens, where is the 
poor fellow to get the 
money from ? There’s no 20 
calculating (the amount 
of) one’s debts. The 
man who has debts, knows 
that. 
A. — There, it’s just going to 25 
be sunset. Well, come 
along, friend B, we’ll see 
about it. The day is sink- 
ing while we are discuss- 
ing. We’ll continue it 30 
afterwards. Come along, 
else my father will bo 
angry. It’s time to tie 
up the cows. 
C. — Hoighty, toighty — Yes, 35 
indeed, (I suppose you 
think) that you have won 
in the discussion. As 
the proverb goes “His 
name is Jabar Singh (The 40 
Mighty), and he has to 
lean on the ground when 
