1887.] 
J. Hinton Knowles —Kashmiri Biddles. 
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46, Latih mikrdz leas ? 
Hatih muhhtahar has ? 
Slian retan raj has ? 
Who has a tail (like) a pair of scissors ? 
Who has a necklace on her throat ? 
Who has rule for six months (only) ? 
Ans. Katij , a swallow. 
The swallow generally arrives in the valley about the beginning 
of April and remains for six months. Its throat is a deep reddish- 
brown and has a ring of dark blue round it. The lateral tail feathers 
are very long and give a remarkable, forked appearance to the tail. 
Cf. No. 54. 
47, TJthin lad majih zdyih shirin ddni hur; 
Shirin ddni majih zdyih uthin lad hur; 
A sweet girl was born to a twisted (or crooked) mother ; 
A twisted (or crooked) girl was born to a sweet mother. 
Ans. Bachhahranth , the vine. Cf. No. 39. 
48, Tsor zangah chhes tah palean chhuh nah; 
Zah han chhis tah buzan chhuh nah ; 
Batah chhis diwan tah lehewan chhuh nah. 
It has four legs, and does not walk ; 
It has two ears, and does not hear ; 
We give it food, and it does not eat. 
Ans. Tathul (or Tathuj), a large wooden dish out of which 
Musalmans eat. It stands on four little wooden legs. Its two handles 
are the ears. 
49, Sah pahan bdli, 
Trah tshanit nali. 
A tiger walks on the bank (of the river). 
And thirty (people) are round (or clinging on to) his neck. 
Ans. Bahats, a barge (towed up the river). 
50, Shamdas peth uh-tsurah ; 
JJh-tsdris peth trah-tsurah ; 
Trah-tsaris peth handi-zalah; 
Kandi-zalas peth Khojih Babdh ; 
A fire-place on a candlestick ; 
On this fire-place (another fire-place with) three holes ; 
On this three-hole (fire-place is) a hedge of thorns. 
On this hedge Khaja Baba. 
