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'Sit, %t II sR'iTO II S'? n 
(High up) close to heaven, close to heaven, above rings a bell 
(the pods rattle). Indra Raj^l (the rain) bursts its belly, and its 
owner pulls out its intestines. Ans. The cotton-plant. (42). 5 
'St *r ST 'SK 1 II *nsr n n 
It fruits not and flowers not, nor do its branches bend down : 
and as long as one lives, one eats it. Ans. Salt. (43). 
>rni MiJiw-^ n naan 
The bullock grows up, and the cow runs away. Ans. A pump- 10 
kin. As soon as a fruit is formed, the tendril grows forward leaving 
it behind. (44). 
v?r5r-ftf=, ^ i 
T^Tfrsr-% 'f^TS'TT aft n liltwra: ii ai n 
0 Ratan Singh, 0 Ratau Singh, continually they tie up your 15 
hair (tie up the leaves in the field). (Inside you) flow pipes of 
blood, and your bones ai’e heaped in two heaps (one to be chewed, 
the other already chewed). Ans. Sugarcane. (45). 
vit SH ar ftvrt ii arTTr-Jmr n a^ n 
A spoonful of mustard seeds, which cannot be counted. Ans. 20 
The stars. (46). 
^frarr i ii il aa n 
si ^ ^ c\ 
A black calf of a black cow. The cow remained behind, and 
the calf ran away. Ans. A gun. (47). 
fWfTrft f II II ac II 25 
A tiger roars in a broken hut. Ans. The Brr Brr of a hand- 
mill, (48). 
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POETEY. 30 
1. Dohds. 
Although called dohds, few of the following verses will scan. 
They are commonly sung by covherds in the month of Kdtik 
(October-November), about the time of the Diwali festival. As the 
people sing, they dance to the music. Few of the verses have any 35 
