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P. Wagner —Kolarian Riddles. [Extra Ko. 
32. Q .—Raja ranikda piti kam 
tiring dariya P 
Jarom. 
Or thus: Raja ranikSa potom 
kam tiring dariya ? 
Or, Singbonga’ potom ka 
tiringoa ? 
33. Q .—Kundam kundam hath!- 
pot a P 
A — Bor. 
Kundam kundam rehathipota 
soaoa ? 
34. Q .—Hathialaire kuru duru ? 
A .— Ora. 
Or, Hathia laire mainako chere 
bore ? 
A. —Horoko. 
35. Q .—Seneyarko balad-bilid ? 
(palad-pilid; palab-pilib.) 
A .—Chutua chalom. 
Or thus: 
Atamata birko talare suiko 
ugurtada ? 
36. Q.—Hah, huh ghati ota- 
You cannot put the king’s and 
the queen’s baskets one on the 
other ? 
The egg. 
Potom = the large rice-bales. 
Singbonga’s rice-bales cannot be 
put one on the other. Sing- 
bonga, the highest power, the 
Sungod as the possessor of all 
non-plus-ultra power. 
In the places behind the houses (it 
is called “ kundam”) are 
thrown elephant-intestines ? 
The rice-straw-rope for tying the 
rice bales (potom) which are 
thrown away. This is a sign of 
a rich landlord, as the poor peo¬ 
ple keep the “ bor ” from year 
to year. Therefore it is also 
said of a rich man : 
Elephant-intestines are decaying 
in the places behind the houses ? 
(There is) conversation (heard) 
within the elephant’s stomach ? 
The house. 
The myna birds are chirping in 
the elephant’s stomach ? 
The people (inside the house.) 
Bamboo sticks (are moved) up 
and down ? 
The tails of the mice. 
“ Seneyar ” is the split bamboo, 
used in thatching. The tails of 
the mice, sporting in the straw 
of the roof are now seen and 
then disappearing. 
In the dense forest needles are 
disappearing. 
Ringing open bells are to be seen, 
