1904] 
P. Wagner -—Kolarian Uiddles. 
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kete nelre samromra pifci, 
enre gohomra lad mena P 
A. —Hurnrasnku. 
37. Q .—Miyad dariyare marang 
kunta bidakana, en kuntara 
ehetanre ora bayakana, enre 
isu pura khurji doakana ; 
khurji lo’oa, ora ka lo’oa P 
A. —Hnkka. 
38. Q. —Latarreko basangea, 
ebetanre sengelko tingea ? 
A. —Hukka. 
39. Q. —Chatu chatu tiringa- 
kana ? 
A. —Hukka. 
4Q. Q. —Duniyare bar boroge 
nida singi senhoratanak- 
ing ? 
A. — Singi; ebandu. 
41. Q. —Mid damra sunumte gota 
disum marsalakana ? 
A. —Singi. 
42. Q. —Disumre bariagia 
goenta ? 
A .— Singi, ebandu. 
golden baskets and inside there 
is wbeat-bread ? 
Tbe honey. 
In an ocean a big stump is stuck ; 
on tbe top of it a bouse is built 
in which heaps of treasures are 
stored up ; the treasure burns, 
but tbe house will not burn ? 
The bubble-bubble. 
The ocean is the lower part, the 
reservoir for water, generally a 
cocoanut. In the middle of it 
is the wooden tube, on tbe upper 
end of which the earthen top is 
put, containing tbe tobacco and 
charcoal. 
Below they cook water, (but) tbe 
fire they put above ? 
The bubble-bubble. 
Earthen pots are put one on tbe 
other ? 
The hubble-bubble. 
In tbe world are two men walking 
all night and day ? 
Tbe sun and tbe moon. 
Tbe whole country is illuminated 
by a small oil-filled lamp ? 
The sun. 
There are two cow-dung flat cakes 
in tbe world ? 
Tbe sun and tbe moon. 
This very strange comparison will 
be understood by those who 
have seen bow tbe poor ones 
are gathering the cow-dung on 
tbe streets and in tbe fields 
forming it into round flat-cakes 
and pasting it to tbe walls of 
their houses to use them when 
dried as fuel. 
