1887.] J. Hinton Knowles— Kashmiri Riddles . 147 
Srinagar. It is very expensive—about a rupee is given for a rupee’s 
weight. The flowers of the Crocus sativus are of a red colour, like 
rubies. 
101, Aubasih wolum baubasih ratit; ditum barit. 
Meh dup, “ PhutumP Torah hhutum , Shah Totah zan. 
I pulled it down from above with a rope: I dashed it (into the 
water). I said (to myself) “It is drowned.” (But) it rose thence like 
a king parrot (meaning nicely). 
Ans. Tolah wor. The earthenware vessel at the end of the 
tol , vide description, ante No. 4. 
Aubasih , above, and baubasih , a rope are old Kashmiri. Herih 
pefh and raz are now always used. 
102, Yani zav tdni hhut hani peth . 
When born it immediately climbed to the upper storey. 
Ans. Duh , smoke. 
The general plan of a Kashmiri house is :—First a ground floor, in 
which are two chambers with the small hall of the house. Then the 
second floor with three rooms. And over that the floor under the roof, 
generally consisting of one long chamber, where people usually sit 
during the summer, but which is used as a loft, for the storing of grain, 
wood, etc. during the winter. The latter is the hani (or Icaneni ). 
103, Tal tali talav hhandn , 
Padshah garas lut haran. 
(Apparently) digging a very deep well, 
(But really) robbing the king’s house. 
Ans. Gagur, a rat. 
This is also a Kashmiri proverb and quoted concerning a traitor. 
Cf. Kashmiri Proverbs and Sayings , p. 209. 
104, Mumut zindas thaph Jcarit. 
A dead man leading the living. 
Ans. Guddmih gandit push, a beast held by a tether. 
105, Khyun , chun, tah trukun ; 
Gov hyut hhurah , tah warih hyut wawun. 
(Something) to eat, to drink, and to gnaw; 
Food for the cow, and something to sow in the garden. 
Ans. Hendawend, a water-melon. 
There is an amusing Kashmiri story, too long to repeat here, in 
which a foolish son is ordered by his father to go and got five things, 
